Howard's Gourmet 餐廳 by Monique Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銅室內· 2019

Howard's Gourmet 餐廳

by Monique Lee

Client: Howard's Gourmet

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Howard's Gourmet 餐廳

霍華德的美食設計理念將中國古典建築元素與當代材料和設計理念融為一體，帶來新穎的視覺效果。餐廳的佈局包括私人餐廳，並基於古老的四合院概念。隨著大量使用現代形式的黃金，它創造了當代富麗堂皇的宏偉建築。天體形成的古代觀點，宇宙學的5個要素是用來裝飾餐廳內部的主要形式和形狀。裝飾著豐富的色彩，花卉和幾何織物，環境充滿歡快的氛圍。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Howard's Gourmet 餐廳是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Howard's Gourmet 餐廳將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Howard's Gourmet 餐廳出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

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.