Pu Zao Restaurant, located in Kunming, China, is a fruit of imagination of Xu Xu-Jun and his studio Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design. This project, that imitates a waterway of Jiangnan, represents a clear example of a nature inspired design.

The original design of the Pu Zao Restaurant created by Xu Xu-Jun is based on the theme of water and imitates the river flow. Its hall is decorated with the floating boats and mud walls that are supposed to give primitive, romantic and entertaining feeling.
 

Description of project by Xu Xu-Jun

In this project the designer looks at how to break through stereotypes of design under background of secular fashion deluge. The design is inspired by the concept of “water”- the main line of this project which is found by chance. Diet is the source of life, and diet could not exist without water. Water makes people associate with boat, and eating on boat is a lovely thing. This is how the story born from the concept of water begins.

The whole restaurant combines with landscape of local terrace cropping to create a primitive and plain feeling. Entering the door a huge pot and stove is unfolded in front of visitors; it highlights the theme while giving people an entertaining feeling. A few boats look like drifting leisurely on the waterway of Jiangnan, and staggered-floor is added to both shores, these makes the waterway looks like natural water surface.

The space planning is interesting, full of changes and well-arranged. Eating on the staggered-floor and overlooking the boats on the water surface makes people think of Jiangnan water towns. A space with great contrast of romantic feeling and primitive simplicity is created. The huge boat on the top and mud wall terraced fields on both shores, together with natural scenes such as the elevated dining area on mountain cableways, rough granite handrail and etc., all reflects and fits the theme perfectly—cook delicious food with a simple and sincere heart.

 

 

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Xu Xu-Jun

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Design Team
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Xu Xu-Wei, Chang Tao, Zhang Qiang-Long
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Design Company
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Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design (www.yd-d.net)
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Location
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4F, Tongde Plaza, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Area
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550 sqm
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2016.10
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Xu Xu-Jun. “Council Member of International Registered Artist and Designer Association”, contemporary space magician, crossover artistic design master, winner of Idea-Tops. Got involved in fields of architecture design, landscape design, interior design, graphic design and oil painting, sculpture, installation art etc. since early 1990s. Founder of Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design, Dean and Chief Executive Creative Director of Shanghai Xu Xujun Institute of Architects. With his inherent explosive force in design, all his original works are given great artistic quality, and have attracted wide attention in international design industry. He has won numerous design awards, which has been widely reported by media. In year 2012, he has been named “Annual Cover People of China’s Interior Designers of 2012-2013” by www.id-China.com.cn.
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