Gentle L By Alan Yu
Restaurant for AD ARCHITECTURE (Shenzhen)
Gental L by Alan Yu is a French restaurant which situated in Shenzhen, China. The project shows a novel artistic interpretation of aesthetics. Floating structures and oblique forms generate a playful sense of lightness and instability. The restaurant hopes to provide a private and cozy environment for people to enjoy fine French cuisine, regardless of the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Moreover, the design also enables the realization of an attentive service system.
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Unique Properties
Situated in Shenzhen, China, Gental L by Alan Yu is a French restaurant, co-founded by Leon LI and Alan YU. The letter "L" in the brand name represents the initials of Leon LI, while "GENTLE" indicates a sense of ritual and French elegance, besides, Alan YU was previously the Executive Chef of a three-Michelin-starred restaurant. The restaurant hopes to provide a private and cozy environment for people to enjoy fine French cuisine, regardless of the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
Tags
French Restaurant, private space, AD Architecture, Light, spatial deconstruction, Xie Peihe
Production Technology
At the middle of the space erects a huge steel column made of hand-made wrinkled aluminum featuring wrinkles, which soften the column visually and make it appear more flexible, hence becoming a visual highlight in the space. Curved stainless steel screens are used to effectively separate private rooms. Such arrangement ensures the timeliness of services since it provides better field of vision, without interrupting diners. The design enables the realization of an attentive service system.
Design Challenge
As the project is a partial transformation of the original restaurant, the challenges are reducing negative effects on the original restaurant and adding more toilets.
Project Duration
Start time: January 2020 Completion time: July 2020 Shenzhen, China
Operation Flow
It is a France restaurant. Slanting curved structures are freely combined in the space. The fluent planes and broken curved shapes create fluid spatial scenes. Floating structures and oblique forms generate a playful sense of lightness and instability. The space is semi-enclosed, which not only ensures privacy but also enables people to enjoy varying scenes and have different feelings when walking in it.
Research
The project shows a novel artistic interpretation of aesthetics. In such a space, one table, two persons and delicious food can form a poetic, distinctive and storytelling scene. The project is an attempt to shape the future of the city, and to stimulate people to discover the inner mind and explore playful experiences.
Inspiration
Most French restaurants usually have a traditional spatial pattern. As approaching the project, the design team, however, made an innovative attempt, which broke with the conventional layout while also bringing in French-style elegance and romance. From geometric shapes to natural material textures, dim light and music, all elements are aimed at producing unique and emotion-evoking spatial experiences and allowing people to enjoy the space as if they are appreciating a piece of wonderful music.
Image Credits
Ouyang Yun
Project Overview
Gentle L By Alan Yu Restaurant has been a Bronze winner in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design award category in the year 2020 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Bronze Recognition
Peihe Xie was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Gentle L By Alan Yu Restaurant.
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Gentle L By Alan Yu: A French Restaurant Redefining Elegance and Romance
Peihe Xie of AD ARCHITECTURE unveils the innovative design of Gentle L, a French restaurant in Shenzhen, China, aiming to provide a private and cozy environment for fine dining.
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