Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2021
Experiential Hall in Shanghai Lounge
- A' Design Award 2021 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2021
- CLIENT: HONG Designworks
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 8,909
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About Experiential Hall in Shanghai Lounge
Experiential Hall in Shanghai is an interior design for a venue that combines dining, entertainment and furniture display. The project covers 1270 square meters inside an old house. The second floor holds a membership restaurant, where private rooms use a modern style with furniture of different textures. The third floor holds an entertainment club with an open reading area for quiet rest. Tea rooms are decorated in various styles, so guests can stay alone or invite friends. The original staircase, wooden beams and columns were repaired and reinforced to keep the historical character.
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- Unique Properties
- The second floor is designed into a membership restaurant. The private room features a modern style, fitting with different textures of furniture. The third floor is built into an entertainment club. Open reading space enables customers to read their favorite books serenely, have a rest when tired, and enjoy slow-paced and pleasant life. As tea rooms are decorated in various styles, customers have the choice to spend time, inviting friends or staying alone.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The area of project is 1270 square meter.
- Tags
- Fritz Hanse, Victorian elements, iron-made embellishments, the classic building, entertainment club, tea rooms, membership restaurant
- Production Technology
- 1. Utilize the existing staircase, wooden beams and columns to repair some items to stay an old texture.
2. Maintain and reinforce the original structure of old architecture to keep its historical feel.
Materials: OSEKA carpet, DULUX painting - Design Challenge
- The design had to restore the wooden structures that had been damaged, and considered their energy saving and thermal insulation and appearance. The designers needed to use reasonably the transitional spaces at different zones.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Julyl 2018 and finished in May 2020 in Shanghai, China.
- Operation Flow
- Victorian elements are noticeable from the details. The hardwood floor and carpets with diverse styles incubate varying regional atmosphere. The beauty of decoration and nature is merged, as plants, and saleable art works and furnishings are in common sight. The iron-made embellishments, the retained wealth of the house, are turned into staircase hand-railing after repair. It reveals incredible spectacles under lights, enabling people to put all their worries behind.
- Research
- Fritz Hansen is not only a furniture brand, but also represents a lifestyle defined by daily habits that go deep in people's mind. In this space, diversified experiences brought by food, entertainment and furniture define a new lifestyle, which offers a destination to people who enjoy life, pursue quality and desire to try new things.
- Inspiration
- The combination of catering, entertainment, and furniture brand is a prospective attempt, unparalleled in Shanghai.
Supported by Fritz Hansen, a Denmark furniture brand with a history of over 140 years, the old house is revitalized. And it combines daily activities of catering and entertainment, restoring spatial vitality in a friendly way. - Image Credits
- photo by: Tan Xiao / Studio Ten