Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning by Joye Chuang

Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning by Joye Chuang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Silver in Interiör- och Utställningsdesign Competition Category.

SilverInteriör· 2023

Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning

by Joye Chuang

Client: Nong Mu Design Engineering Company

A' Design Award i Silver Winner in Interiör Category

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The Design

About Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning

Beyond The Flow är inredningsdesignen för en yakiniku-restaurang i Taichung, Taiwan. Projektet omfattar två våningar med en total yta på 280 kvadratmeter och rymmer 48 gäster på första våningen. Välvda passager och spridda geometriska öppningar förbinder rummen och låter ljus och doft passera utan massiva väggar. Innerväggarna är gjorda av naturlig laterit med kiselgur och rishalm, vilket absorberar lukt och balanserar luftfuktigheten. Ett dolt ventilationssystem med nedåtriktat luftflöde avlägsnar rök, vilket gör att utsugsutrustning i taket inte behövs.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Silver

Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Beyond The Flow Restauranginredning är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The arcshaped aspects extend from the exterior inwards, blending the space superbly methodical. The arced overhead pathways create the sense of passage from one room to the other without vertical walls and barriers. Beautifully designed geometric holes scattered around the space allows light and fragrance to flow through in a borderless form elegantly. Through the meticulously placed arched light strips and light bulbs, customers gain the ability to freely absorb the beautiful visuals of the space while enhancing their meal at the same time.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project consists of two floors equal to a total area of 280 square meters.

The property was originally a US military dormitory dating back to the 1960s. Previously, the area was lined up with rows of Japanese style Showa period buildings. The building was renovated through continuous economic growth and modernization into a yakiniku specialty restaurant. The establishment can service up to 48 seats on the first floor while providing a private and secluded workspace on the second floor.
Tags: Art, Restaurant, Business, Taiwan, Yakiniku, Cave
Production Technology: The interior walls are made of natural laterite containing diatomaceous earth. It consists of humidity tolerance, odor absorption, and maximum heat capacity. Laterite bricks are natural stones that have cooling and thermal insulating properties. Rice straw is added, serving several purposes, the rice straws contain air purification properties through their natural fragrance. The purification aspect is commendable alone, drastically reducing the stench of thick oil in the air.
Design Challenge: High quality ventilation system and equipment are critical for a grill restaurant like this. The designers at Nong Mu could muster up multiple methods to manage smoke; one being the installation of hidden smoke ventilation systems. The downdraft of the ventilation prevents smoke from filling the air, thus eliminating the need to install overhead ventilation equipment. The hidden vent provided an effective way to manage smoke and maintain the much-improved aesthetic of the restaurant.
Research: The dining area adopts an open design, benefiting from two arc passages to replicate moving lines and space flow. The tea area is a central location and a connecting channel for multiple areas. Through smart placements of lighting and table arrangements, staff can maintain maximum efficiency without clutter, as a result, this boosts operation capabilities of the establishment and thus improves customer dining experience further.
Inspiration: The project design concept relies on the fundamentals of cave like, porous systems. The designer transformed the space into curved tunnel systems on the interior while being geometrical squares on the exterior. The exterior relies on crevices, gaps, and scattered holes to allow light and openness to seep inwards. The attractive arched entrance is durable and aesthetic. An incredible aurora of smoke is replicated under the combination of light and mist.
Project Duration: The project is located in Taichung, Taiwan. The design commenced in November 2020 and will be completed in January 2021.
Operation Flow: The light strips illuminate the reflective glass behind at night, creating an infinite ring optical illusion. The luminous lights and soft mists instantly attract pedestrians and pique interest and curiosity. Light strips are further utilized on the interior to assist in blending on the outside. The designers utilized the benefits of the large windows, using them to create a reflective pane to improve the iron ring's aesthetic and blend the exterior and courtyard inwards.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Nong Mu Design Engineering Company, 2021.
Team Members: Design Director : Joye Chuang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer YHLAA Studio, Beyond The Flow, 2021.
Image #2: Photographer YHLAA Studio, Beyond The Flow, 2021.
Image #3: Photographer YHLAA Studio, Beyond The Flow, 2021.
Image #4: Photographer YHLAA Studio, Beyond The Flow, 2021.
Image #5: Photographer YHLAA Studio, Beyond The Flow, 2021.