West Lake . Tower Feast

The project shares and disseminates the prosperity of contemporary dining in Hangzhou, letting art sink into reachable life. The 1,600-square-meter restaurant sits beneath Leifeng Pagoda, one of the ten scenes of West Lake, as the only ancillary building there, with unique historical and locational advantage. The interior is an extension of the outer environment growing inward. The classical line, shimmering water on a sunny day and strange mountains in rain, by Su Dongpo, is the best expression of the restaurant's mood. The lobby greets visitors with a dynamic, misty rain, a contemporary sculpture where light, shadow, and water blur spatial boundaries. The main team intends a large art installation that builds a purely contemporary language, depicting West Lake in misty rain through light, shadow, and fog. The design follows Jiangnan garden logic of winding paths leading to seclusion, distributing programs in a multi-level loop around a central waterscape and fog system that sets off the Floating Clouds installation. Seating is placed near natural light and around the central island, weaving people and space into a bustling scene. The layout radiates in arcs from the center like rain ripples on West Lake, forming semi-enclosed spaces of different scales; mirrored ceilings depict the virtual and real of misty West Lake, blurring physical boundaries and seeking balance between secrecy and transparency. The team hopes the sculpture democratizes art, bringing it close to ordinary life. The private dining area is relatively quiet, with circular spaces of varying scales distributed along curved circulation, simulating landscape and natural light through generous blankness. The interior divides space into art, structure, and nature, using curves to shape flowing perception and convey a refined life attitude. The project creates an outdoor garden scene indoors, continuing the external environment through sound, light, fog, and sculpture, producing a quiet aesthetic that contrasts with the bustling street outside.