YUANGU YUNJING Restaurant

Attempt to create a simple, natural and warm Yuangu Style in a diverse and modern fast-paced city. Yuangu Yunjing Restaurant is located at the entrance of alley in Shenzhen MixC. Its superior geographical location allows passersby to observe this inexplicable entrance, perhaps due to curiosity or uncommon materials. The wave of Yuangu culture has traveled southward from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, to Shenzhen. The alleys gather flavors from all over the world, while Yuanguyunjing is located on the western side of the first floor, with the entrance set on the ground floor and the main dining space located on the first floor. Due to the newly constructed staircase connecting the ground and first floor, a height of over six meters has increased the construction difficulty of this project. The construction of entrance facade, the structure of the staircase, and the construction of the first floor have been divided into three parts. The coordination and cooperation of various departments' work types, as well as temporary changes under the epidemic policy, pose a great challenge to the completion quality of the entire project. The entrance of the ground floor is located on the uphill of the municipal road. The first thing that catches your eyes is a huge window. The island spring flower protrudes its head, as if welcoming every guest entering Yuangu, and to her right is the main gate. Stepping into the first step of Yuangu, you start to explore her, and the long steps may make guests feel bored. We divided it into four running stairs, and after the first run, there is the yuangu store, which shows many interesting old objects, exquisite and small, and inadvertently could see decorative paintings made of plant dyes in the corner; At the end of the second running stairs, a shattered jar is standing in the cave, and the candle is emitting a faint light source; At the third corner of the staircase, the guest's sight is always obscured by a wooden stick screen, and they can vaguely see the dining space on the first floor; If you stand on the first floor and carefully observe, you will find that the tea room ceiling on the ground floor is connected to the space on the first floor. Although the huge structural beams cannot be accessed, the scattered fragments on the structure tell the story of the Yuangu. If the stairs are a bridge connecting the paradise, it is the most interesting part of the design process by using spatial composition and creating more attractive space. The plan of first floor is a common framework structure, and the large ceiling glass windows provide guests with a good view. In past cases of Yuanguyunjing, the plans are very common. In order to break this regular logic, we tried to divide the glass ribs at a 45 degree diagonal intersection, and breaking the rectangular plan brings about the broken triangular space around, But this precisely meets the needs of the Yuangu, where old stones and plants were used to create landscapes in these spaces, transforming disadvantages into advantages; The 45 degree diagonal intersection does not affect the use of the dining area, leaving the most enclosed triangular space for the kitchen to use. The nearly 100 square meter kitchen can meet the load during peak dining hours, and the bar in the middle can provide tea and wine. Combined with the water system, even in the dining area far away from the landscape, you can enjoy the coolness brought by water flow and mist. Looking up at the sky, guests can feel the enclosed small space, which is more like a small cell or capsule, originating from the decorative wooden structure ceiling of ancient Chinese architecture - the caisson. In order to reduce mutual disturbance among guests during meals, a screen partition design is adopted, and handmade pulp from Xishuangbanna is pasted on the glass to create a more clumsy and natural effect. Wuzhi Design aims to explore the lifestyle of Chinese people through architectural space and product design. We respect nature, enter nature, and love life. Despite bringing the Yuanguyunjing into such a fast-paced city for the first time, simplicity, nature, and warmth are still our attitudes. Spreading Chinese culture is our mission. May every friend who comes to Yuanguyunjing as a guest feel it with their heart. Perhaps with a sudden look up and a glance back, the designer's careful thinking will be quietly revealed. The construction period of this project lasted for three months, from October 2022 to the end of December 2022. After several twists and turns, from on-site dimension, confirmation of sample materials, design adjustments and modifications, etc., the high cooperation of several teams led to the current First Store in South China. Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to every partner who has contributed to this store in Shenzhen. Every small move has made her so great.