At the end of 2018, MUDA-Architects received the commission of Garden Hotpot Restaurant reconstruction. The site is located in Sansheng Township, a suburbanarea of Chengdu with remarkable natural conditions and ecological resources. MUDA-Architects takes this opportunity to integrate hotpot culture with natural ecological environment, creating a dinning space that respects the original ecology and in line with modern consumption custom and pattern. 

▼Design concept

Located in the hinterland of Sansheng Township, the site is hidden in eucalyptus woods surrounding a lotus pond. In order to generate a biophilic dinning space with comfortable dinning ambience, MUDA decides to eliminate the architectural scale by installing pillars and plates and neglecting solid walls to lightly conceal the building in the woods, which resembles the steam of hotpot diffusing into the air. The spatial structure allows the restaurant to merge into the environment and facilitates the conversation between visitors and nature. 

Project Name: Garden Hotpot Restaurant
Project Location: Chengdu, Sichuan
Area: 1,800㎡
Project Time: 2018-2019 
Completion Time: 04.2019
Client: Xinhua Nufang Restaurant
Design Team: Lu Yun, Xu Jiandan, Sun Qiming, Chen Xue, He Yixiu, Liu Xiaoqiao, Rong Dian, Zhou Shangyun
Major Building Materials:  Galvanized Steel sheet, Fluorocarbon paint, Anti-corrosive wood plank
Photography by Arch-Exist