A Visual Game Between Shadow and Materials | Zhifei Li

Seizing the romantic vision of sunset, with light and nature interweaving each other, we build a dream of sun-never-set. The in-comers open their sensory organs to enjoy the wonder of food, in a leisurely and natural way, daydreaming, resting and talking.The moment when five senses of the whole body is lapped over the space, the mind wanders, with a calm and wonderful dieting experience.

When stepping into the space, you are likely to enter into a brand new world. The light yellow glow is the sun of the world, enveloping everything.Warm light is like evening glow of the sunset, spreading itself on the raw and rough materials. Stones, red bricks and the granite taking off the original hard surface, become soft and wonderful.Red bricks are arranged strictly in order, with the neighboring rocks restoring themselves into their original condition. The uneven surface tells a grand story of the nature creating the world silently.Crossing among the above, everything is seemingly contained. Going after the trail of the wall, diners come from the front hall to the front of board. The sight opens suddenly.From different angles, the front board appears different, hiding behind the noise and calmness of the city. With the paper-folding shaped ceiling pouring itself down, the gray-white buildings are blocked; an atmosphere of sunset is completely created.

The whole space is laid out zigzaggedly. Down the corridor, wandering through the space, you are seemingly to be placed in a Chinese-styled garden, especially with the soft light, lively greenery and surface of stones.With the French window importing the greenery into indoor, the surface of the stone wall acts in cooperation with it. The zigzagged corridor goes across the whole inner space and connect different functional divisions.Going down the corridor, the seats and the rooms are spread at both sides of the corridor. Everything in the space including the seats, the surface of the stage and floor are all covered under the shadow of the dusk.

The warm yellow color continues in the chartered rooms not far away, with more strong privacy. Several friends can gather here to talk, acting in cooperation with the neighboring red bricks and front hall.Stepping down the corridor, but encountering a branch of path, the in-comers was led to another room. The color continues from the wall to the ceiling, smooth and complete. The warm light flows slowly from a corner of the opened ceiling.Seated against the greenery, the diners form a shadow with the leaves and lights. Environment being elegant, a comfortable dinning experience is created.

Focus a little, and you will find the space adopts natural materials. No matter the original wood or the block-shaped rock, all have restored with their nature.Inspired by the nature, the design is converted into a contemporary language. Thus, a dinning environment with a harmony between nature and people is created.Space is built based on spot, line and surface and it is integrated with the lamp light. A “reaching” vision is creatively built by using shadow and materials.Through eyes reaching mind. Our design explores every possibility of dinning spaces, creating rich and prolong experience. The diners leave their traces impressively.