LOCATION
XIAOBANG Since 1999 Hunan Cuisine Restaurant
Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China
STATUS
Completed
YEAR
2021-2023
SIZE
2,600sqm
INTRODUCTION
The restaurant stood in an urban street zone 900 meters from the left bank of the Xiangjiang River, Changsha. It belongs to Xinchangfu, a brand included in the Black Pearl and Michelin guides, and features in HUXIANG Culture, Hunan cuisine, and Garden restaurant. The site posits a busy crossing surrounded by high-rise resident buildings and commercial buildings. The existing building is a two-layer structure with shear walls. The courtyard is full of cars in the building’s south and east. PLAT ASIA is designated to renovate the architecture and design the landscape and interiors, led by architect Jung Donghyun. The restaurant is completed and opened in December 2023.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Clients: Hunan Xinchangfu Industrial Co., Ltd
Architects: PLAT ASIA
Principal architect: Donghyun JUNG
Project architect: Jingyun Lian
Scheme design teams: Guowei Liu, Yiyi Chen, Xiaozhan Zhang (Landscape), Wanglong Jin, Manying Li, Yuanyu Liao, Anqi Shang
Architecture LDI: ZhongTianYuan Architects & Engineers LTD.
Interiors LDI & Site designers: YiBoChuan (Shandong) Design Institute
Landscape LDI: PLAT ASIA
Curtain wall company: Wuhan Qizhe Engineering Design Co., Ltd
Lighting consultant: Zhu Haiyan
Photo & Video: DW KIM
Design scope: Architectural Renovation, Landscape, Interiors, Lighting, Signage, Decoration
Type: Renovation
Site area: 2,600sqm
Layers: 2F
Main materials: Stainless steel panel, stone, glass, micro-cement, timber veneer, bold velvet fabrics (velour)
Plant lists: Camphora officinarum, Citrus medica, Osmanthus fragrans, Sedum lineare, Lawn
Design period: 9/2021 – 2/2022
Construction period: 4/2023 – 12/2023
Completed: 12/2023