Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga by Monique Lee

Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga by Monique Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2019

Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga

by Monique Lee

Client: Howard's Gourmet

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga

O le manatu faʻataʻitaʻi o Howard's Gourmet o loʻo tuʻufaʻatasia ai tusitusiga tuai a Saina ma mea o loʻo iai nei ma tusitusiga fausaga mo le fou vaʻaiga. O le lalaga o faleʻaiga e aofia ai potu tumaoti ma e faʻavae i luga o le tuai Siheyuan manatu. Faatasi ai ma le faʻaaogaina tele o auro i tulaga faʻaonapo nei, e fausia ai se avanoa matagofie tele. Vaʻaiga anamua o le faʻatulagaina o Sky ma Earth, o le 5 elemene o Cosmology o ituaiga tele ma foliga faʻaaoga e teuteu ai totonu o le potu 'ai. O le teuteuina o le siʻosiʻomaga i lanu matagofie, fugalaʻau ma geometric, le siosiomaga faʻamanuiaina ma le fiafia vibe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Howard's Gourmet Faleʻaiga e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

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.