Xie Yan
Restaurant for Dowlin Organization
In this case, the design theme color changes from red, orange to white, echoing the relationship of the crab shelling and meat picking. In the limited indoor space, the designer gives play to the role of dialogue between design language and space, trying to create a scene. The top position and angle are carefully designed to diffuse the point light source, and the line light source between the falling stages of the side wall adds the scene feeling of cherry blooming from the shadow. The acrylic films around the restaurant makes the guests feel like they are under the cherry tree.
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Unique Properties
Using novel design ideas, profound aesthetic skills and unique material selection, the designer presents a catering design case close to space use, store name and diner's feelings. Its visual effect is unique and its spatial style is not restricted. It not only perfectly presents the theme of "Japanese crab cuisine", but also expands into a kind of Gourmet culture of the shop itself, expressing the business philosophy of the shopkeeper and the business value of IP itself.
Tags
Interior, Restaurant, Commercial, Modern, Simple, Japanese Cultural Characteristics, Japanese Cuisine, Sincerity
Production Technology
Compared with the gradual change from dark orange to light orange on the ceiling, the designer specially adjusts the color of the light acrylic sheet, blends the light pink into it, and designs it into a fine triangle, then intersperses the white and colorless into it. In this way, the flourishing acrylic films in the mid air are stacked like smoke and fog, and there is an artistic conception of cherry blossoms in full bloom.
Design Challenge
After building the space atmosphere and theme cornerstone together with floor tile, platform, bar and dining table on the ground, the designer begins to focus on the upper space of the building. The acrylic art device suspended from the ceiling echoes the crab on the ground, sketching the shape of another crab in the mid air, which is equivalent to a crab on the ground and a crab in the mid air. The space becomes more complete and three-dimensional because of this idea.
Project Duration
The project started in March 2019 in Kunming and finished in June 2019 in Kunming.
Operation Flow
The design of the front door does not have too many redundant decorations, but the designer uses exquisite details to let customers feel the original intention and sincerity of the shop. The warm lighting and overall color are attracting people to push the door. The construction and presentation of all atmosphere are the best annotation of the word "sincerity".
Research
In order to emphasize the pure Japanese flavor of the restaurant, the designer separately plans a tatami dining area at the innermost side, and the screen printed with big crab characters separates the area one by one. The semi open design ensures the privacy of the dining, and also allows people to enjoy the most pure Japanese dining experience: taking off shoes and staying on the couch, sitting cross legged.
Inspiration
The layout of the restaurant is in the shape of a crab. In the middle of the restaurant is a slightly raised platform, which is made up of the shell. The robatayaki bar is cleverly embedded in it, which becomes the pattern on the crab shell. The two card seating areas become the eyes. The floor at the entrance is made of hexagonal tiles, which becomes its claws. The scattered seats near the wall and the ground parquet make up the rest of the feet.
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Frank Keng, Xie Yan, 2019. Image #2: Photographer Frank Keng, Xie Yan, 2019. Image #3: Photographer Frank Keng, Xie Yan, 2019. Image #4: Photographer Frank Keng, Xie Yan, 2019. Image #5: Photographer Frank Keng, Xie Yan, 2019.
Project Overview
Xie Yan Restaurant has been a Silver winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design award category in the year 2019 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Yuchi Zhang was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2020, a testament to excellence of their work Xie Yan Restaurant.
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Xie Yan: A Unique Restaurant Design Inspired by Japanese Crab Cuisine
Yuchi Zhang's innovative design for Xie Yan, a Japanese crab cuisine restaurant, captures the essence of the sea creature in a stunning 450-square-meter space in Kunming, completed in June 2019.
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