Tang Palace / Atelier Feichang Jianzhu

Sep 2010

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Architects: Atelier Feichang Jianzhu
Location: Jianggan District, Hangzhou, China
Principal Designer: Chang Yung Ho
Design Team: Lin Yi-hsuan, Yu Yue, Wu Xia, Suiming Wang
Client: HongKong Tang Palace Food&Beverage Group Co., LTD.
Project Area: 2,460 sqm
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Shu He

The restaurant is located on the top floor of a superstore in the new town area of Hangzhou, with 9-meter high story height and a broad view to the south. Composite bamboo boards are selected as the main material, conveying the design theme of combining tradition and modernity.

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In the hall, to take advantage of the story height, some of the private rooms are suspended from the roof and creating an interactive atmosphere between the upper and lower levels, thus enriching the visual enjoyments. The original building condition has a core column and several semi-oval blocks which essentially disorganized the space. Hence, our design wants to reshape the space with a large hollowed-out ceiling which is made from interweaved thin bamboo boards; and extending from the wall to the ceiling. The waved ceiling creates a dramatic visual expression within the hall. The hollowed-out bamboo net maintains the original story height and thereby creates an interactive relation between the levels. We also wrapped the core column with light-transmitting bamboo boards to form a light-box, which transforms the previously heavy concrete block into a light and lively focus object.

The entrance hall also follows the theme of bamboo. The wall is covered with bamboo material which follows the original outline of the wall, turning it into a wavy surface. In this way, the surface echoes the hall ceiling as well as performs a guiding function for customers.

ground floor plan

second floor plan

The design of private rooms embraces different characteristics. The rooms on the first level are relatively bigger and share the features of expanded bamboo net from the wall to ceiling and ornamentally engraved wall surfaces. Meanwhile, the different folding angles and engraved patterns make each room different from one another. The rooms above on the south are smaller and feature a special waved ceiling pattern and simple bamboo wall surface, which creates interesting and spacious room features. The key design concept of the space is that the suspended rooms are connected with suspended bridges and sideway aisles. The semi-transparent wall provides a subtle relationship between the inner and outer spaces, bestowing people with a special spatial experience.

In this design, we hope to create diversified and yet an interrelated interior spaces through the different usages of the new bamboo material, responding to the local culture while seeking intriguing spatial effects.

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: ground floor plan

: second floor plan

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* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

Cite:
Saieh , Nico . "Tang Palace / Atelier Feichang Jianzhu" 17 Sep 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/77892>

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up_today_arch says:

Looks like Shigeru Ban Gugenhaim museum… But, I think… better repit best examples…

# September 18, 2010 at 03:48

Zinneke says:

Shigeru Ban’s GuGGenhEim? I think you meant Pompidou Metz ;)

# September 18, 2010 at 19:48

YO says:

Strange floor

# September 18, 2010 at 13:27

fred says:

I would say it’s quite scandalous ! Just a silly copy of Centre Pompidou Metz. How can such a serious website as arch daily can let that project online ? Moreover, what kind of architect is so unhonest to design a copy ? He does’nt has ideas ?

# September 22, 2010 at 12:11

Josué says: