Futuristic interior design
Office Aio Design Small Restaurant in Beijing
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In Beijing, Office Aio have realized their second restaurant for Chubby Girl Noodle Bar. This location features a stark, nearly futuristic design that is quite distinct from the chain’s first restaurant. With its traditional noodle dishes and Asian specialities, the Chinese eatery is popular not only among the locals. Based on grey terrazzo and exposed concrete, the planning team have kept the 150 m² noodle bar completely in white.
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The kitchen takes up half of the floor plan; the other part is devoted to the dining room. It is structured by tall, narrow columns that are not load-bearing: rather, they serve as a subconstruction for the lighting. Fluorescent tubes held by stainless-steel brackets protrude in various directions, and at various heights, into the space.
Mosaic-like tiles cover all the columns and seem to flow seamlessly into the floor at their lower ends. The light-coloured tiles have diverse shapes and were inspired by the facades of the surrounding high-rises.
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In the middle of the restaurant, a 5,5-metre-long table runs between the columns. Supported by aluminum profiles, it appears to float in the noodle bar. A further slab of translucent, fibreglass-reinforced plastic completes the seating along the exterior wall. The architects have combined the tables with stools in a functional industrial style. Each seat has a drawer that conceals cutlery, chop sticks and napkins.
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Soft textile sheeting create a contrast to the smooth surfaces in the restaurant. They look like enormous, air-filled cushions and cover the storefront window, where they serve the waiting hungry guests as backrests. The woven material continues around the corner to form a partition between the kitchen and dining area. With its industrial interior concept, the Chubby Girl Noodle Bar promises not only a culinary experience, but a short excursion into the future as well.
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Client: Chubby Girl Noodle Bar
Architecture: Office Aio
Location: Sanlitun Yashow Clothing Market, Chao Yang Qu, Beijing (CN)
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