![Tianmen Mountain Restaurant / Liu Chongxiao - Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5031/7fa8/28ba/0d18/3000/01a8/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414074182)
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Architects: Liu Chongxiao
- Area: 627 m²
- Year: 2011
Text description provided by the architects. Located on riverside opposite the peach blossom island which is a fantastic sight point in Tianmen Mountain scenic of Guilin, the restaurant was oriented not as a building but a special viewfinder.
![Tianmen Mountain Restaurant / Liu Chongxiao - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5031/7f91/28ba/0d18/3000/01a6/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414074261)
The concept is to create unique experience through combine the natural Environment with the manmade boundary surface.
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The 627-square-meters interior space contains repast space, kitchen and toilet. The ground floor is elevated to respond the change of Water levels.
![Tianmen Mountain Restaurant / Liu Chongxiao - Beam, Handrail, Forest](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5031/7fe8/28ba/0d18/3000/01af/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414074237)
On the restaurant’s interior, the steel beams support roof and the beams also accommodate several strip -shaped clerestory windows which bring in natural light and view from outside.
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A series of different shaped shelves made of local fir looks warm and vernacular. The building looks like a super window for overall view.
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