Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga by Yunhai Zhao

Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga by Yunhai Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

AuroTotonu· 2025

Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga

by Yunhai Zhao

Client: Yunhai Zhao

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga

O Pu Tang o se totonu o le faleaiga i Nanjing, Saina, e aofia ai le vaega e 1284 sikuea mita. O le fuafuaga e aofia ai potu tumaoti e fitu ma le tasi potu lauti, e faavae taitasi i luga o se autu na maua mai faailoga a le au tusitala poto e pei o le plum, orchid, ofe ma le chrysanthemum. Na aveesea le fola tutotonu o le fale ina ia fausia ai se lotoa i totonu mo laau ma ia aumaia le malamalama o le ao i totonu o potu taitasi. O se alalaupapa vaaia e faailoa mai ai vaaiga o le togalaau, ae o maa, vai, limu ma ferns e fausia ai se laufanua faanatura. E faaaogaina maamora faanatura ma laupapa laau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Pu Tang Totonu o le Faleaiga e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Etiquette takes the lead in the preface hall, which is the centerpiece of the banquet. It's clear that the host's tone is important in determining the importance of etiquette, especially if the festivities are simple and bright. The central floor slab of the building was removed during renovations in order to divide the original building scale,create an inner courtyard for plant growth, and introduce sunlight that increased the lighting of each room.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project covers an area of 1284 square meters.
Tags: Ecology, Green plants, the values of local culture, Restaurant, Interior Space
Production Technology: Sustainable landscape design,Natural marble,Wood panelling
Design Challenge: The central floor slab of the building was removed during renovations in order to divide the original building scale, create an inner courtyard for plant growth. The changes of spatial scale and the integration of multiple spaces both contribute to the flexibility and depth of the whole space. Not only does it maximize the utilization rate of the space,but it also presents the best artistic effect.
Research: Small though it is, the project presents boundless landscape experience within limited space. As a result of respecting nature, the project has fully explored the values of local culture and ecology, making the artificial landscapes in perfect harmony with nature.
Inspiration: By designing a visual corridor, the design team introduces nature views into the site. In the meanwhile, ecological stones and waters as well as moss and fern are planted to presenting a natural landscape. Nature penetrates into buildings and landscapes, creating an art gallery in the nature.
Project Duration: The project was opened in nanjing,China in March 2024.124-a11 Hengshan Road,Jianye District,Nanjing,China
Operation Flow: With seven private rooms and one tea room, the entire restaurant is designed with seven different themes representing the spiritual totems of the literati:plums,orchids,bamboo,chrysanthemums,etc.A very elegant space layout is also evident,with independent visual,acoustic,olfactory,and sensory zones.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yunhai Zhao
Team Members: Yunhai Zhao
Image Credits: Image #1:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2024.
Image #2:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2024.
Image #3:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2024.
Image #4:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2024.
Image #5:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2024.