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Spice & Barley

Enter Projects Asia

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Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
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JURY VOTES
Restaurant
7.46
6.85
8.00
6.92
7.31
Julian Lwin
Julian Lwin Spatial Design Director at Lwindesign + StreetFarms USA
Astonishing use of sculpted rattan...
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7
7
7
7
Benjamin Kaplan
Benjamin Kaplan Design Director Global Brand Experience at Nike
The strong, simple statement of the...
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6
7
Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
7
7
7
7
7
Jayati Sinha
Jayati Sinha Physical and Digital Experience Designer at Fjord @ Accenture
Breathtaking. Breath of fresh air i...
9
8
10
8
8.75
Yanfei Li
Yanfei Li Founder and Design Director at 8877 Interiors
7
6
8
7
7
Jump Lee
Jump Lee Design Director at One fine day studio & partners
8
7
8
7
7.5
Studio Lotus
Studio Lotus Architect and Interior Designer at Studio Lotus
9
7
8
7
7.75
Karol Suguikawa
Karol Suguikawa Creative Director at Karol Suguikawa Design
7
8
8
8
7.75
Ekaterina Elizarova
Ekaterina Elizarova Founder and Creative Director at Elizarova Design Studio
8
8
9
8
8.25
Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez Sales Manager of Central Europe at Andreu World
Impressive use of rattan structures...
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7
8
7
7.25
Marjan van Aubel
Marjan van Aubel Solar Designer at Marjan van Aubel Studio
Outstanding craftsmanship and focus...
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7
9
8
8.5
Andrew Mcmullan
Andrew Mcmullan Director at Mcmullan Studio
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5
9
5
6.25
Julien Sebban
Julien Sebban Architect at Uchronia
5
5
5
5
5
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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Restaurant of the Year
7.98
7.26
8.60
7.08
7.73
Caro Lundin
Caro Lundin Co-founder & Creative Director at ARC Club
7.46
6.85
8
6.92
7.31
Nathan Watts
Nathan Watts Creative Director at Interstore
Striking play of materials, highly...
7.46
7.68
8
7.73
7.72
Mustafa Afsaroglu
Mustafa Afsaroglu Interior Designer, Co-founder at TS-DS
Would definitely be a destination i...
8.97
8.06
8.97
6.92
8.23
Wiebe Boonstra
Wiebe Boonstra Art Director / Co Founder at DUM
great to see how one (a huge one) i...
8.02
6.85
9.02
6.92
7.7
Elena Apiou
Elena Apiou Head of design at Adagio Aparthotels
The rattan structure offers a bold...
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6.85
9
6.92
7.69
Client
Minor International
Floor area
300 ㎡
Completion
2020
Director/Designer
Construction & Installation
Project Rattan

Gastro Lounge serving South East Asian Cuisine by Celebrity Chef Sam Leong, paired with exclusive craft beers imported from Belgium PRESS RELEASE: SPICE & BARLEY, BANGKOK Description: Gastro Lounge serving South East Asian Cuisine by Celebrity Chef Sam Leong, paired with exclusive craft beers imported from Belgium; Size: 300 sqm space with 9m high glass façade & ceilings. In March 2020, just as the trap door closed on the country, Enter Projects Asia completed the design installation for Spice & Barley at Riverside in Bangkok. Minor International were clear on their brief : to introduce innovation and eco-awareness, giving the new brand a local context - to an International design standard. The initial concept centered around the adventures of three sisters, May, Zaza & Fei who were born in Sichuan decades earlier. As they explored the story in more depth, a design narrative was formed, connecting the past & present in a complex web of free flowing, statuesque rattan structures, as intoxicating as the characters themselves. In their signature style, fusing 3D digital technology with traditional arts & crafts, the Enter Projects team sought to incorporate natural, renewable rattan into the 30-metre-high space. By generating free-flowing liquid geometries, to mimic beer as it’s poured into a glass, the design aesthetic gives a strong nod to Spice & Barleys anchorage as a craft Belgium Beer destination. The sweeping rattan columns flawlessly frame the backdrop of the three sisters, a dual nod to the Sichuan cuisine which ingeniously complements the beer offering. Whilst the form itself is visually awe-inspiring, the gold painted rattan also serves to hide the beer pipes, air-conditioning and other related services, paying homage to the belief that “form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union”. The site overlooks the Chao Priya River and the natural rattan structures act as twin towers, referencing the high rise towers in the backdrop. The vast geometries flood the ceiling in an uninterrupted balustrade of twists and turns which bounce the light and become a beacon from far away. In keeping with the original brief, the design sensibilities at Spice and Barley are intrinsically Asian Fusion, a phenomenal marriage of ideas, creating a space in which you innately sense that the Client and Architect have understood one another perfectly.