Vabene

Vabene

Vabene

AIM Architecture

PHOTOGRAPHY
Dirk Weiblen (9)

AREA
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

TYPE
Hospitality + Sport › Bar/Nightclub Restaurant

Located in Xintiandi, the 2 story building needs to serve two restaurants. Luckily both spaces have their own character. The ground level is bright and very accessible, a good spot for a new concept for shanghai: glasshouse.

Vabene
Vabene

The top floor is intimate and spacious and will allocate an updated version of the well known Italian restaurant Vabene. 

So creating a white and bright downstairs and a dark and moody upstairs seemed the only way to go.

Italian dining can be a communal thing. We think of Italian weddings. They are inviting, a friends and family event. Creating this atmosphere with a big central table.

Vabene
Vabene
Vabene

This has the chance to unite the restaurant. It is the backbone and the key feature of the space.

Exposing parts of the kitchen, creating a direct connection between guest and chef, the guests can see where their meal is coming from, completing the dining experience.

Wanting an intimate space, blacks and charcoal grey are the dominant tones with slight features of color to add some vibrancy.

Vabene
Vabene

The materials and colors allow the food to take the center stage.

Furniture, is in par with the space and concept using largely dark shades with hints of warm colors. The central table is designed to be flexible.

Vabene


Vabene