126 LIGHT + TECH
KYLIN SHENG RESTAURANT, ZHENGZHOU, CHINA
LIGHTING DESIGN: HGLD LIGHTING DESIGN
The lighting scheme for the Kylin Sheng restaurant shows a similar sensibility to the Yin Xi Teahouse in its use of low light levels and shadow, especially in the entrance way. In fact a familiar theme in many Chinese lighting schemes is a dark and dramatic introduction to the main interior, a theatrical scene setting. While the texture of the natural materials in the entrance passage ranges from rough-hewn stone to reflective marble, they are all dark in tone and dimly but warmly lit from a grid of square niches in one wall and borrowed light via windows through to the private rooms area. The orange glow from a backlit floor-to-ceiling
depiction of a cloud formation draws diners into the interior. ‘On entering the restaurant, an amalgamation of light and shadow creates an immersive experience,’ says designer Daxiang Design Studio. Warm colour temperatures are used throughout – 2800K spotlights and 2700K ambient lighting – underlining the deep orange and brown scheme used for the restaurant interior.
The five-petalled plum blossom is used as the key decorative motif throughout the restaurant itself – Daxiang’s design philosophy is very much rooted in natural themes – including the feature floorstanding luminaires used to highlight tables.
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Design: Daxiang Design Studio
Left (from top to bottom) The Kylin Sheng utilises dramatic contrasts and shadows to create a theatric scene, while highlighting seating areas and tables
through the use of floorstanding luminaires
JOSAFAT ZALAPA RESTAURANT, MORELIA, MICHOACÁN, MEXICO
LIGHTING DESIGN AND DESIGN: FMA
Located in a characterful 19th century house in Morelia City, west of Mexico City, the restaurant combines Mexican culinary tradition with oriental influences. It offers a high-end gastronomic experience through a degustation menu prepared by the chef in front of just 20 diners.
They enter through an arcaded cloister, arches artfully uplit and featuring various artworks, to the adjacent two rooms: the main dining area and a bar space. The interior is stripped back to its essentials revealing the patina of the pigmented cement coatings on the walls and seasoned texture of the old rafters. The furnishings are natural wood.
LEFT AND ABOVE: 404NF STUDIO / FANG WENCHEN
RIGHT AND BELOW RIGHT: CÉSAR BELIO
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