Restaurant For Yingliang Stone Archive
Restaurant for Yingliang Stone Archive
Atelier Alter Architects
ARCHITECTS
Atelier Alter Architects
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
xiaojun Bu, Dehu Du
PRINCIPALS IN CHARGE
Xiaojun Bu Yingfan Zhang
CLIENT
Beijing Tian Cheng Ying Liang Stone Co., Ltd.
CIVIL/STRUCTURE/MEP ENGINEER
jie Jin, Zhe Li, Wei Li, Ming Cheng
DESIGN TEAM
kai Qin, Zhenwei Li, Dehu Du, Tongwei Liu
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Zongyang Jinfeng Decoration Co., Ltd., Beijing Jingcheng Yongshun Science And Technology Development Co., Ltd.
PHOTOS
Martin Bu Art Design Studio (9)
AREA
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Beijing, China
TYPE
Hospitality + Sport › Bar/nightclub Restaurant
This Rehabilitation Project Converts A Wine Storage Into A Stone Archive. The Owner Wants To Provide A Space To Foster Communications Between Architects.
In The Design Of The Catering Space For The Stone Archive, We Create A New Spatial Experience By Redefining The Physicality Of Stone. We Challenge The Notion Of “heaviness And Rigidity” In Stone By Reinventing Stone Crafts.
The Catering Space Consists Of Four Parts: Restaurant, Bar, Café And Kitchenette. There Is Also A Small Library Attached To The Wall Of The Bar.
The Two Lighting Volumes Made Of Onyx Are The Major Elements Of The Space. The Translucent And White Onyx Suspends In Space, Creating An Aura Of Gracefulness In The Bar Area. As The Volume Is Lit, Visitors Experience The Weightlessness In Stone.
The Floor Is A Stone Carpet Made Of 20,000 Parametrically Arranged Triangular Slabs. The Stone Carpet Combines Water-jet Cutting And Handcraft To Form A Tapestry With Spatial Continuity.
The Magic Stone Carpet Becomes The Matrix To Generate Furniture For The Restaurant And The Café. The 1.5m Wide Table In The Restaurant Is Completed Sculpted From Stone.
The Table Top Is Anchored In The Center With Rest Suspended In Space.The Curvature In The Section Of The Table Reflects The Gravity Change In The Piece: A Bond Center With The Edge Thin Out To Be 15mm.
The Elegant Suspension Creates A New Understanding For Stone Table Top. The Three Lightings Hanging Over The Restaurant Stone Tables Are Called “pagodas.” Every Light Piece Measures 1.7m Long And 1m Wide.
It Is Folded And Assembled By 2cm Thick White Marbles. The Heaviness In Marble Creates A Contrast With The Lightness In The Suspension Of The Lighting. As The Marble Surface Folded Downwards, It Gives A Human Scale To People That Sit On The Table.
The Tables In The Café Area Are Crafted In Stone. It Is Designed With A More Casual Atmosphere That Allows Visitors To Hang Their Belongings By The Table.
