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Funk & Kale

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Restaurant
4.61
5.77
5.06
4.28
4.93
Serge-Laurent Haelterman
Serge-Laurent Haelterman Creative Director at Creneau International
5
5
5
4
4.75
Felipe Mora
Felipe Mora Founder and Creative Director at F05 Studio
5
7
5
4
5.25
Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes
Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes CEO at AKKA Architects
4
5.5
5
4
4.63
Bernardo Tribolet Tribolet
Bernardo Tribolet Tribolet Head of Trend Scouting at The Swatch Group
4
4.5
4.5
4
4.25
Tessa Duste
Tessa Duste Cofounder at Makers of Sustainable Spaces
4.5
6
5
4
4.88
Hu Zhile
Hu Zhile Founding Partner and Design Director at WJ Studio
5
6.5
6
4.5
5.5
Stephanie Crombie
Stephanie Crombie Architect / Head of Sustainability at Morrow + Lorraine Architects
6
6
7
4
5.75
Edmond Huot
Edmond Huot Chief Creative Officer at Forward Media
4.23
5
4.36
5.56
4.79
Gabriela Sanchez y Sanchez de la Barquera
Gabriela Sanchez y Sanchez de la Barquera Creative Chief Officer at Vlisco
4
6
4
4
4.5
Ellen Søhoel
Ellen Søhoel Interior Designer/CEO at XBD Collective
5
6
5
5
5.25
Jason Steere
Jason Steere MD Brand & Experience at The Social Hub
4
6
4.75
4
4.69
Designer
Client
Shanghai Wagas Catering
Floor area
100 ㎡
Completion
2021
Furniture

In today's popular dining culture, healthy eating has become a new urban favourite, a real presence no less than the kitchen function. The design of the space required careful deliberation from the concept to the nodes, and in this case we were pleased to meet the daily needs of our customers, while at the same time wondering whether the restaurant design was somehow reconciling healthy and innovative lifestyles. 

As a member of the Wagas family, Funk & Kale specialises in high value Western-style healthy dining, and the space follows its brand concept, which seeks to break the common 'harmony' of the dining experience through functional installations. The space is designed as a combination of spatial structures through the viewing experience, using rigorous geometric order to build a sensual field.

New spatial relationships are embedded in the original spatial framework, based on the construction of the objects, giving the space a retro vibe to the installation in a structurally wrapped state, to create a multi-layered spatial experience. 

The elements are constructed through the contrast of cold and warm textures of metal and raw wood materials, the symmetry of spatial structure, and idiosyncratic combinations, constituting a logical treatment of spatial order to form a recognisable and individual character, which is cut and recombined on multiple sides to form a unique spatial sequence. 

Wood and metal, geometric forms and curved lines are interspersed and superimposed, blurring the boundaries of the space while creating an immersive sensory experience of interplay between reality and illusion. 

A large number of striking orange walls achieve a balanced expression of vintage and renewal through rough textures and textures, giving a sophisticated look full of fireworks and making the whole restaurant independent of the complex and diverse environment of the mall, creating a unique visual focal point.