Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu by Axin Chen

Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu by Axin Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso Competition Category.

IsilivereIngaphakathi· 2024

Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu

by Axin Chen

Client: Yibai Restaurant Team

Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu

IRestyu iYibai yindawo yokutyela eyiliwe ngaphakathi ngomxholo weentyatyambo ezigcinelweyo. Le ndawo igubungela iimitha ezikwere ezingama-2000 kwimigangatho emibini, apho ummandla woluntu ukumgangatho wokuqala, ze ikhitshi, indawo yokutyela kunye nendawo yokuphumla zibe kumgangatho wesibini. Iithoni ezimhlophe ezithambileyo ezinemibala yegolide zichaza ubume bangaphakathi. Iindawo zangaphambili zibunjwe njengamagqabi eentyatyambo, iiarhi zijikelezile, kwaye idom ikhumbuza ngesiqu sentyatyambo. Imiphezulu egobileyo yenziwe ngegypsum eyomelezwe ngeglasi yefayibha, ngelixa iindonga ezikhanya kancinane zakhiwe ngezitena zekristale. Iindlela zokuhamba ezahlukeneyo zenza ukuba iindlela zabatyi nabasebenzi zinganqumlani.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award

Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo ngokungaqhelekanga okunikwa imiyilo yomgangatho ophezulu, entle nechukumisayo. Abaphumeleleyo beSilivere ziimveliso ezikhazimlayo kakhulu nezidala kakhulu ezibonisa ubungcali obuphawulekayo, italente nobukrelekrele babayili bazo. Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu iyathenjwa ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omhle womzekelo, onobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezinzulu. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lesilivere le-A' Design Award yimveliso ebonakalayo kakhulu, ethandwayo enceda kwaye inyusa imida yobugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha. Yibai Restaurant uYilo lwaNgaphakathi lweRestyu yimveliso enomona omkhulu kuyo evusa iinqwenelo, izisa iimvakalelo ezintle kwaye ivuselela ukumangaliswa nokumangala.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The YIBAI Restaurant is a dining space themed on preserved fresh flowers, creating a secluded ambiance amidst a blossoming bloom. The entire space is dominated by a soft white colourway, with golden accents throughout. Both the facades and roofs incorporate exquisite floral designs, enveloping diners in an atmosphere reminiscent of an artistic sanctuary nestled within an elegant and pure blossom. This setting offers an unparalleled dining experience, whisking diners away to another world.
Dimensions & Packaging: Covers an area of 2000 square meters
Tags: Restaurant, Preserved Fresh Flower, White, Time, Artistic Space
Production Technology: This design pays homage to time by retaining natural material textures. As a result, the waterproof coatings are kept unpolished to showcase their inherent texture. Mainly crafted from gypsum reinforced glassfiber, the diverse curved surfaces are sleek, yet also sturdy and durable. Complementing this are the semi translucent walls built with crystal bricks, evoking the image of a flower frozen at its most vibrant bloom. Moreover, all the chosen materials excel in antibacterial properties.
Design Challenge: Given the varied petal shapes of facades, it is both challenging and essential to ensure stability and durability of these structures, while also balancing aesthetics and safety. To address this issue, the designer focused on meticulous material selection and exacting measurements throughout the modeling and installation phases, thereby eliminating any hidden dangers that could compromise public safety.
Research: Realizing that most emerging designs of restaurants favor dull and muted tones for ambiance, but often miss capturing cultural depth and uniqueness amid this prevailing trend, the designer chose a fresh approach, aiming to craft a vibrant yet gentle dining space steeped in deep meaning. The goal set for this project is to shift away from the formulaic design patterns, and offer a dining experience that not only delights the palate but also refreshes the body and mind.
Inspiration: Inspired by preserved flowers, this restaurant design captures their lasting beauty and symbolic meaning, conveying a commitment to serving pure and natural delicacies of timeless quality. Beyond merely for dining, it embodies a cultural value of the restaurant, i.e. respecting time.
Varied floral designs permeate this space, including the facades contoured like petals, the rounded arches, and the dome resembling a pistil, merging into an ambiance that is visually soothing, vibrant and inclusive.
Project Duration: The design phase ran from early November to late December, 2022. And the construction was completed by July, 2023.
Operation Flow: The restaurant spans two floors, with the public area on the first and the kitchen, dining area, and lounge on the second. The traffic flow is designed as a square loop nested in another, separating paths for food delivery, servers, and diners. This ensures a smooth dining experience by preventing the paths of diners from intersecting with those of the staff. The small banquet room offers privacy and, with its revolving door, can easily merge with the main dining space for added flexibility.