RI GHT
HAWKERS WI NDERMERE
A bal ance bet ween mi ni mal i s m and max i mal i s m;pai r eddownf ur ni s hi ngs j ux t apos e t he concer t ed chaosoft he gr aphi cwal l t r eament
Wi nder mer e,F L Capt ur i ng t he col or s ,t ex t ur es ,and ener gy ofourcl i ent ' sbr and whi chf i ndsi t sr oot si nt hes t r eetf oodcul t ur eEas tAs i a,t hedes i gnof Hawker sWi nder mer ei sa cul t ur alcol l age r ender ed i nt o 3di mens i onals pace.S peci alcar e and det ai lwasgi ven t oi mbue t he s pacewi t hanar r at i veands ens eofpl ace.Uponent er i ngt her es t aur ant ,vi s i t or sar e gr eet i ng bya f r amed vi ew oft he bus yopen ki t chenacr os st heopendi ni ngr oom.T hemai ndi ni ngar eai smade pr omi nentbyanar r ayofcus t om wokpendantf i x t ur esf i ni s hedi na ver di s gr i smi ner al pat i nacompl i ment edbyal ar ges cal emur al ofa myt hi caland aus pi ci ous" Qi l i n"i n compl ement i ng t ones .A s cul pt ur alwal lofr ol l i ng pi nsr ef er encest r adi t i onalt ool sus ed i nt he maki ng ofnoodl es ;an abs t r actcompos i t i on whi ch s er vesasa dr amat i cs t r uct ur edbackdr opf ort hegr anddi ni ngs pace.T hebar wi t hi t scr owni ngs t eel s hel vi ngi scent r al l yl ocat edands er vesast he epi cent eroft he f l oor pl an.T he s i t uat i on oft he baradj acentt he di ni ng r oom and out doors pacesi sa pr act i calges t ur e butal s o s er vesasa s pat i all i nkbet weenbet weent he t wo z ones .T he bar ar ea i sout f i t t ed wi t ha pai rofl ar ges cal ef ol di ngdoor st hatal l ow pat r onst o move s eaml es s l yf r om i nt er i ort o ex t er i or .Runni ng t he l engt hoft heent i r er es t aur ant ,t hes paci ouspat i of eat ur esar easf or l oungi ngandal f r es codi ni ng.T hes equenceofs pacesi sdes i gned i npr ogr es s i onofex per i encef r om publ i ct opr i vat e;t hemai ndi ni ng hal l wi t ht heopenki t chenevokest heener gyofabus yur bans t r eet . I ncont r as tt hebarar eawi t hi t ss mal l ers cal emoment si sdes i gned t oencour ageconver s at i onandgat her i ngatamor ei nt i mat el evel . T hes equencecul mi nat eswi t ha pr i vat edi ni ng r oom i nt ended f or s peci alf unct i ons -a r i chl ys at ur at ed s pacedes i gned asa nod t o S hanghai par l or soft he1930s .
RI GHT A pr i vat e di ni ng r oom r eal i z ed i nbr i ghtcr i ms on bl ends unmi s t akeabl y Chi nes e mot i f sand aes t het i cswi t hwes t er ns ens i bi l i t i es .
LEFT Cus t om br acket shol dacol l ect i on r ol l i ng pi ns ,f or mi ng a t ex t ur ed backdr opt ot hi sdi ni ngar ea. BOTTOM LEFT A mos ai c wal lofs hat t er ed bl ue andwhi t epor cel ai nwar ef or mst he backdr opoft her ecept i onar ea.
BOTTOM CENTER Aper t ur esi nt hes el i ghtf i x t ur es echo t he cr i s s cr os s i ng geomet r yoft hel i nears us pens i onl i ght si nt hedi ni ngr oom.
BOTTOM CENTER A wal lf eat ur i ng a s er i esoff ol di ng door sal l owsdi r ectacces st ot he pat i of r om t hebar . BOTTOM RI GHT Woksar er epur pos ed ascus t om made l i ghtf i x t ur es f ort he mai n di ni ngs pace.T hever di gr i spat i na was i ns pi r ed by 15t h cent ur y br onz eJ apanes es t at uar y.