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Pantheon

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facade - Ian Douglas-Jones
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JURY VOTES
Bar
5.08
5.64
5.53
4.74
5.25
Haijie Hu
Haijie Hu Cofounder and Creative Director at VAVE Studio
5.13
5.6
5.96
4.65
5.34
Kim Tchai
Kim Tchai Founder and CEO at Tchai International
5.41
5.35
5.52
3.92
5.05
Güray Oskay
Güray Oskay Director of Architectural Design at ATÖLYE
5
5
5.5
4
4.88
Geoffrey Timmer
Geoffrey Timmer Creative director at Colliers
5.5
6.2
6.4
5
5.78
Mijail Gutierrez
Mijail Gutierrez Principal and Design Director at Perkins and Will
4
5
4
4
4.25
Christophe Penasse
Christophe Penasse Cofounder at Masquespacio
4.26
4.75
4.26
5.05
4.58
Hongchao Wang
Hongchao Wang Creative Director and Cofounder at Benwu Studio
Nice project, Very Cool Entrance!...
7.74
7.66
8.11
7.66
7.79
Miriam Zuurbier
Miriam Zuurbier Associate Partner and Creative Director at TANK
5.5
6
5
5
5.38
Raquel Machado
Raquel Machado Senior Design Associate at M Moser Associates
5
6
5
4
5
Rosha Ehsan
Rosha Ehsan Head of Design at Gastronomica Middle East
Strong ceiling design. The facade a...
5
5.96
5.87
5
5.46
Madhubala Ayyamperumal
Madhubala Ayyamperumal Design Experience Leader at Gensler
5
6.15
6.23
5
5.6
Jio Li
Jio Li Founder and Design Director at a9 architects
6.13
5.47
6.58
4.42
5.65
Elliot March
Elliot March Cofounder at MAWD
4.73
5.47
5.51
5.85
5.39
Kamna Malik
Kamna Malik Design Curator & Content Strategist at Kamna Malik
I find the interiors very loud and...
4
5
4
4
4.25
Dan Wang
Dan Wang Cofounder and CEO at Prominence Consulting Group and PLUTO
3.75
5
5
3.52
4.32
Client
Beijing Pantheon
Floor area
300 ㎡
Completion
2021

PANTHEON: A new lounge bar inhabits a lower niche of a gridded box that is John Portman's Yintai Centre; the most prominent Beijing CBD office and retail complex. Furnished by the Versace Home collection, the new lounge bar takes inspiration from Versace's roots weaving Greek mythology and Roman histories, giving new interpretation to a modern home of the gods. Breaking the grid, a sliver of stone angles out from the façade, subtle yet different, the revealed recess is clad with a riot of patterned color that is an indication of the lavish interior to come. 

Within: guests are faced with a darkened antechamber terminated by a suspended writhe of a metallic snake. Deeply detailed and resolved at the tiniest detail, the snake belies its object orientation and holds use beyond the decorative, Lidars sensor, stepper motors actuate the soft robotic form detecting as users’ approach, if a glass is placed beneath the head upon the basin, the snake dispenses a shot of vodka. A most surprising twist to what should be a decorative feature only. Darkened timber door's part to the scene beyond the antechamber, pulsing lights stab the fogged atmosphere, whilst a clear architectonic and symmetry focus the eye upon the central space, vaulted ceiling pockets of concealed lights allude to the Roman Pantheon, hierarchy order rhythm. 

Ahead lies an altar for the master of ceremonies; the DJ, flanked by sumptuous lounge chairs and sofas raised on pedestals, a clear and intended realm of the privileged. This is conspicuous consumption, guests there to see and be seen. The remaining space is punctuated by darkened corners for revelers to conceal and steal themselves away and an illuminated bar highlighted by a backdrop of red travertine.