During the summer of 2021, Fon Studio made our initial visit to a riverside construction situated in the valley, seven kilometers upstream of Beijing's Yanqi Lake. The three-story farmhouse was skillfully integrated into its surroundings, displaying an impeccable symmetry and precise layout.
Project name
Wander Hotel Renovation Design
Architecture firm
Fon Studio
Location
Shentangyu, Huairou District, Beijing, China
Design team
Li Hongzhen, Jin Boan, Luo Shuanghua, Li Yeying
Design year
2021.07-2022.05
Material
Birch multilayer board, Cement paint, Terezzo, Stainless Steel. Main Brand: Xiaozuo Wood, Art master painting, Lingsheng Stone Lt,d
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Our intent at Rustic Rays is to create a restaurant design that goes beyond aesthetics, embodying a profound respect for the planet and its resources. Through our design choices, we aim to reduce our carbon footprint, support local communities, and promote sustainability in the hospitality industry.
Architecture firm
The Grid Architects
Location
Gandhinagar Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Photographix India. Video credits: MGX India
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar & Bhadri Suthar
Interior design
Snehal Suthar & Bhadri Suthar
Collaborators
Local vendor and bamboo Pappubhai
Built area
9500 ft² lower floor - 7,000 ft² upper floor – 2500 ft²
Environmental & MEP
inhouse
Client
Mr. Parth Vaghela and Ms. Krishna Solanki
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Inspired by the intricate street patterns of Kyoto's alleyways as a reference, the space designer completed the spatial layout. The overall design connects different dining scenes, ranging from open to intimate, similar to the flow of traffic space. This creates a rhythmic ebb and flow, sometimes light and lively, and at other times relaxing and st...
Project name
Aumann Japanese Cuisine
Architecture firm
FUNUN LAB
Location
1st Floor, Building B, IFC International Financial Center, Jianguomen
Principal architect
Fan Jie
Design team
Du Xiaobo, Guan Qijia, Wang Nong
Construction
Huazhuang Brothers (Beijing) Decoration Engineering Co., LTD
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
“Tetra Food Hall” is a three-level commercial building with the area of 600 m². It’s located on Kianabad Street in Ahvaz with different functions such as café, restaurant and pastry bakery. The building was previously covered with a flat stone façade without any architectural values neighboring mostly tall brick buildings. Thus, the client proposed...
Project name
Tetra Food Hall
Architecture firm
OJAN Design Studio
Location
Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
Photography
M.H.Hamzehlouei
Principal architect
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Design team
Sepas Haghighi, Fereidoun Poortavackoli
Interior design
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Structural engineer
Ramin Khademi Fard
Environmental & MEP
Ali Mirzavand
Construction
Ramin Khademi Fard
Landscape
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Supervision
OJAN Design Studio
Material
Brick, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Visualization
OJAN Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Typology
Hospitality › Café & Restaurant
Since its founding, PIG DESIGN has been dedicated to researching and promoting naturalness and timeliness in all its projects. Regardless of the project scale and type, PIG DESIGN harnesses the power of design to create environments that foster vitality, sunshine, memory, and fun, thus reshaping the possible connections between nature and business,...
Architecture firm
PIG DESIGN
Principal architect
Li Wenqiang
Design team
Yang Zhiwei, Shen Taotao
Interior design
PIG DESIGN
Collaborators
Props design: Zhejiang Deyao Metal Products Co., Ltd. Logo production: Jump Time Signage. Visual effects: Qian Chaofan
Design year
February 2023
Completion year
August 2023
Construction
Hangzhou Dianchang Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Stone, exposed aggregate, recycled wood board, metal, paint
Client
Hangzhou Cuihuhan Investment Co., Ltd
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The 45-key hotel, situated in the heart of downtown at 524 State Street, is a modern reincarnation of a 20th-century hotel that once occupied this location. One of the only downtown survivors of the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake, the building has stood for well over 100 years and has had many lives.
Project name
Drift Santa Barbara
Architecture firm
ANACAPA Architecture
Location
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Photography
Erin Feinblatt
Design team
Dan Weber, Architect. Jessi Finnicum-Schwartz, Project Manager. Lila Boyce, Designer
Collaborators
Kitchen, Bar, and Coffee Shop Consultant: New School
Interior design
ANACAPA Architecture
Civil engineer
Ashley Vance Engineering
Structural engineer
Ashley Vance Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Consulting West
Construction
Parton + Edwards Construction
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
KOMORU Goshogawara is a small hotel located in the outskirts of Goshogawara in Aomori, Japan. There is Mount Bonjyu in the east, and the Iwaki River with Mount Iwaki as its headwaters in the west, with the vast Tsugaru Plain. Goshogawara in Aomori is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers. In this quiet place, we offer the opportunity to spen...
Project name
KOMORU Goshogawara
Architecture firm
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Location
Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan
Principal architect
Shotaro Oshima
Design team
Manabu Aritsuka Architect Atelier
Built area
198.95m² (1F : 165.83m² ・ 2F : 33.12m²)
Completion year
July, 2023
Collaborators
Furniture design: Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Interior design
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Civil engineer
Nishimuragumi
Environmental & MEP
Nishimuragumi
Landscape
Shotaro Oshima Design Studio
Lighting
Kodai Iwamoto Design
Supervision
Manabu Aritsuka Architect Atelier
Construction
Nishimura-gumi
Client
KOMORU Goshogawara
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Renovation / Conversion
Auyl is an experimental restaurant project in the Medeu mountain district, the outcome of a creative collaboration between architects, artists, artisans, designers and creative producers. Working together, we have created an immersive space that exists at the intersection of gastronomy and performance.
Architecture firm
NAAW Studio, in collaboration with Dunie Design Studio
Location
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Photography
Damir Otegen, Zarine Zoman, Yulo Khan
Principal architect
Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali with designer Assel Nusipkozhanova
Design team
Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali with designer Assel Nusipkozhanova
Interior design
Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali with designer Assel Nusipkozhanova
Collaborators
Dunie design studio
Completion year
September 2023
Material
Many coarse-textured materials, including clay, undressed stone, oxidised copper, rough-hewn travertine, brushed wood and jute; textiles, ceramics
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant