GENTLE L is located in Shenzhen, China. Most French restaurants usually have a traditional spatial pattern. As approaching the project, the design team, however, made an innovative attempt, which broke with the conventional layout while also bringing in French-style elegance and romance. When people enter the restaurant, a large red logo backdrop wall firstly comes into view, the coarse texture of which symbolizes nature and health. Decorated with the delicate metal logo, the red wall brings surprises and stimulates imagination. Slanted curved structures are freely combined in the space. The fluent planes and broken curved shapes form fluid spatial scenes. The overall space is semi-enclosed, which not only ensures privacy but also enables people to enjoy varying scenes and have different feelings when walking in it. The dim light environment emphasizes that people is the protagonist in the space. At the center of the space erects a huge steel column made of hand-made stainless steel featuring wrinkles, which soften the column visually and make it appear more flexible and elegant, hence becoming a visual highlight in the space. Curved stainless steel screens are used to separate private rooms effectively. Meanwhile, such arrangement ensures the timeliness of services since it provides better field of vision, without interrupting diners. The design realizes an exquisite service system.
Gentle by Alan Yu
AD Architecture
Bronze

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Designer
Client
Meishizhiyue Western Food Management
Floor area
800 ㎡
Completion
2020
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