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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Dongshang in Beijing, China by Imafuku Architects

 
September 20th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Imafuku Architects

Dongshang is a contemporary Japanese restaurant with wide selections of Sake and Japanese whisky located in central Beijing. The restaurant consists of a dining hall with a bar counter and two private rooms. The client requests to design a Japanese restaurant also appearing Chinese style at the same time.

In response to the demand, a bamboo is developing into the entire space in different forms. The significant material is traditionally used in various ways in Japan as well as China. Bamboo strips fixed on walls are folded at the ceiling, and they make tunnel-like spaces enclosed with bamboos at two of hallways. The light passing through the bamboo strips of the ceiling like sunshine filtering through the trees illumined the bamboo walls. The dining hall is also surrounded by the bamboo walls expanding from two hallways located on both sides of the dining hall. 3cm diameter bamboos are put together at the ceiling makes a roof over the dining hall creating a sense of intimacy. Illuminated liquor bottles are displayed on shelve plates made with black steel at a backbar featuring the vertical bamboo louvers. The element with strong connections to both of Japanese and Chinese cultures and traditions is iteratively highlighted in the restaurant.

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

  • Architects: Imafuku Architects
  • Project: Dongshang in Beijing
  • Location: Beijing, China
  • Photography: Ruijing Photo
  • Lead Architect: Yuichiro Imafuku
  • Building Area: 240sqm
  • Design Period: 02.2018 – 03.2018
  • Construction Period: 04.2018 – 06.2018

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Since two of private rooms are used for a variety of purpose such as karaoke, private party, or lecture, they are soundproofed featuring acoustic boards at the ceilings and the walls. Brass plates, which are repeatedly used in the hallways and the dining hall in some different forms such as brass strips of terrazzo and black granite stones or brass nails of bamboo strips, are used for the ceiling and furniture at the private rooms. Unlike the halls, these rooms are wooden-themed feature with some brass plates without using bamboos.

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

To maintain a distance from a glaring public hallway, an intermediate space is created outside of the side entrance. Extending from interior to exterior, the language of bamboo continues onto a ceiling of the buffering area bringing inviting atmosphere.

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Ruijing Photo

Image Courtesy © Imafuku Architects

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Categories: Interiors, Restaurant




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