Howard's Gourmet Restaurante by Monique Lee

Howard's Gourmet Restaurante by Monique Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design de Espaços Interiores e Exposições Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2019

Howard's Gourmet Restaurante

by Monique Lee

Client: Howard's Gourmet

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Howard's Gourmet Restaurante

O conceito de design Gourmet de Howard combina elementos arquitetônicos chineses clássicos com materiais contemporâneos e conceitos de design para um novo gradiente visual. O layout do restaurante consiste em salas de jantar privadas e é baseado no antigo conceito de Siheyuan. Com o uso massivo de ouro em formas modernas, ele cria uma grandiosidade palaciana contemporânea. Antigas vistas da formação do Céu e da Terra, os 5 elementos da Cosmologia são as principais formas e formatos usados para decorar o interior das salas de jantar. Adornado com cores ricas, tecidos florais e geométricos, o ambiente é enriquecido com vibração alegre.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Howard's Gourmet Restaurante conquistou o A' Design Award de Bronze, um reconhecimento altamente prestigiado atribuído a designs notáveis que se distinguem pela criatividade, engenho e perspicácia. Os vencedores do Bronze são artefactos amplamente habilidosos e surpreendentemente criativos que comprovam a vasta experiência, imaginação e capacidade de iniciativa dos seus designers. Espera-se que Howard's Gourmet Restaurante seja um objeto muito considerado, admirado e estimado, notavelmente profissional e inovador. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora as melhores práticas em arte, ciência, design e tecnologia e é excelente pela sua atenção ao detalhe. Howard's Gourmet Restaurante satisfaz esplendidamente necessidades, toca desejos, encanta sentimentos e desperta curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Antique Chinese culture is presented in a modern style. Entrance is classic lattice pattern made in steel. Massive use of gold offers a modern palatial grandeur. The layout of dining rooms surrounding a wine cellar follows the old Siheyuan concept while interior of rooms is formed with Circle and Square symbolic of Sky and Earth. Decorations are a mix and match of ancient Cosmology of the 5 elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth with cheerful matt fabric in floral and geometric patterns.
Dimensions & Packaging: The site area is 767.5 sq.m
Tags: Classical Chinese style, Fine Dining, Siheyuan, Modern Chinese style, The 5 elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth.
Production Technology: The Siheyuan layout is designed to offer high level of privacy for restaurant’s celebrity guests. Flexible panels are installed for partitioning interior of rooms for smaller gatherings. To sustain big seasonal temperature differences, wooden materials are minimized while stainless steel, fabric and marble stones are adopted as major materials. With special arrangement of colors and shapes, it offers a vivid visual gradient.
Design Challenge: Since the design consists of high privacy VIP rooms, each room is well-equipped with independent facilities. To build washroom facility in each room required a full scale re-construction of drainage system which was only possible after a lengthy approval process by the mall management and relevant governmental departments. Progress was further delayed by drastic weather conditions.
Inspiration: Design is inspired by restaurant founder Mr. Howard Cai's culinary philosophy. Classical Chinese ingredients combine Western chemistry to reconstruct and create contemporary tastes based on essential Chinese flavors. Located in the modern landmark mall WF Central overlooking China’s cultural heritage of the Forbidden City, the design is a Modern Chinese style with essential Chinese elements presented in contemporary style.
Project Duration: The restaurant is located in Beijing, Capital of China. The location was picked by restaurant founder Mr. Howard Cai and is situated in the landmark mall WF Central with a panoramic view of the Forbidden City.The project started in April 2017 and finished in October 2017.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Monique Lee, 2017.
Team Members: Monique Lee "Design Director"
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #2: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #3: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #4: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #5: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.