InterContinental Asiana Plaza Saigon,
Purple Jade & Yu Chu
亚洲西贡洲际酒店

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam越南胡志明市 Asian Bar Lounge & Chinese Restaurant中式餐馆和酒吧 300 M², 90 seats300 M², 90 座位 Interior Design室内设计 2008-2010

In the crafting of an authentic Vietnamese-Chinese dining experience, this restaurant and lounge in the Intercontinental Asiana Hotel Saigon makes design references to archetypal elements of Vietnamese urban spaces such as its narrow street alleys, Dao temples and Chinese eateries. Stylized re-creations of these spaces are integrated into the design as part of the journey through the restaurant and bar/lounge by using their spatial, lighting and material characteristics as well as traditional Vietnamese architectural elements such as locally sourced screens, furniture and artefacts that would be standard items found in those contexts. The memory of these uniquely Vietnamese urban spaces is evoked using a modern interpretation of a neo-Vietnamese/French Art Deco style and elements that are manufactured and finished using traditional methods, in celebration of the fast-growing design culture in this emerging nation. There are four main spaces in the restaurant which, when experienced sequentially, recreate a nostalgic journey through the charms of old Saigon and its gastronomically rich culture. These spaces are the Entrance Foyer, the Alley Dining, the Main Dining Hall and the Private Dining Rooms.

The entrance foyer evokes the atmosphere of the back alley of a street with an intimate Dao temple square. A traditionally woven Vietnamese-Chinese silk screen panel featuring the Chinese peony partially veils the dining areas. Beyond these dining spaces lies an alleyway that recalls a traditional food street. This Alley Dining is set against the backdrop of a long stone wall where each stone is hand-carved in the shape of Vietnamese cake moulds. Clay brick floors paving the entrance foyer and the public walkway of the alley add to the sense of being in the back streets of old Saigon.

At the end of the Alley Dining, the restaurant space opens up to the Main Dining Hall inspired by the French influence that differentiates Vietnamese culture from others in Asia, while the Private Dining rooms make reference to the French fascination with orientalism. These have a polished sheen compared to the rusticity of the alleyway. The public walkway flooring changes from brick to limestone. Ubiquitous ceiling and window-side standing lattice screens harmonise with the lamps and chairs. French and Vietnamese-Chinese aesthetics are interwoven and expressed through furnishing and lacquer ware produced with traditional furniture manufacturing methods such as the French provincial chairs finished in Vietnamese lacquer that straddle the different cultural influences that make up today’s Vietnam. Art Deco-inspired Chinese consoles and chairs with an antique European finish are stripped of elaborate carvings to capture the essence of these traditional elements in a contemporary manner.

Returning from the Dining Hall, pivot doors open out from the Chinese Restaurant’s entrance foyer to encourage guests to spill into the Purple Jade lounge bar for post-dinner drinks. Deep fuchsia red velvet inspired by Poppies and other opiates cover the wall panelling along with smoky black mirrors and metal panels that together evoke an exotic den atmosphere. Exquisitely embroidered Chinese lamps and hostesses dressed to induce nostalgia, slow the perceived passage of time. A central stage is raised above the bar with a black mirror ceiling that enables guests to maintain visual contact with the smooth-sounding solitary jazz singer. Similar screens to those in the restaurant are featured here in a glossy black lacquer that enclose intimate dens with opium beds where couples and small groups can enjoy the entertainment in privacy.

为了营造正宗的越式中餐体验,这家位于韩亚西贡洲际酒店内的餐厅酒廊引用了越南的城市空间典型元素,包括狭窄的小巷、道观和中式餐店,来作为设计灵感。通过利用这些元素的空间、灯光和材料特性,以及采用在那些环境里常见的越南传统建筑设计构件,例如本地生产的屏风、家具和艺术品,我们重新打造越南的典型空间并把它们融入设计之中,成为餐厅酒廊体验的一部分。为了歌颂正在这个新兴市场快速发展的设计文化,我们以现代手法诠释以传统方式生产和完成的新越南/法国装饰艺术设计和组件,以唤起对于这些独特的越南城市空间的回忆。餐厅由四个主要空间组成,包括入口大厅、风味小巷、主餐室和包房。当食客顺序经过这些空间时,他们会重新体会一趟旧西贡的魅力怀旧之旅,并体验其丰富的美食文化。

令人感觉熟悉的道观前庭,使入口大厅散发着街道后巷的气氛。以中国牡丹为主题的越中丝绸屏风采用传统手法编织而成,遮蔽着用餐区的其中一部分,有实际功能也有艺术价值。在这些用餐空间背后,是一条唤起人们对传统美食街的回忆小巷。风味小巷的背景是一面长石墙,每块石头都是手工雕刻而成的,上面有着越式蛋糕模具的典型图案。入口大厅和小巷的公共走道的地板以黏土砖铺成,增添了置身于旧西贡后街的感觉。在风味小巷的尽头,餐厅空间变得宽广,鼓励着食客走进主餐室和包房区。主餐室的设计所散发着的法式风韵是越南文化的特色,在亚洲其他国家都无法找到。至于包房,其装潢带有法国人迷恋的东方色彩,情调独特。与朴实的小巷相比,这两个空间闪耀着一层雅丽的光彩。沿着公共走道前进,地板材料从黏土砖变成石灰岩。在天花板和窗户旁,到处可见悬吊和直立着的格栅框架装饰,与灯饰和椅子和谐相配。我们采用了利用传统家具生产手法制造的现代家具和漆器,例如利用越南漆器制作手法抛光的法式乡村扶手椅,把组成现代越南的不同文化影响融会在一起,表达和交织出法式和越中美学的混合体。带有装饰艺术风格的中式橱柜和椅子拥有欧式古董的成品表面,但却除去了精细繁复的雕刻,以采用当代的方式,去凝聚这些传统的元素。

从主餐室转回头来,枢轴门从中餐厅的入口大厅往外打开,鼓励食客进入紫翡翠酒廊,享用饭后的杯杯香醇。让人想起罂粟花和其他麻醉品的深紫红色天鹅绒覆盖着墙板,加上烟熏朦胧的黑色镜子和金属面板,营造出不寻常地点的气氛。精致的中国刺绣灯具和穿上复古服饰的迎宾女招待,引发怀旧的气氛,延缓时光流逝的感觉。酒廊的中央舞台与众不同,上面有黑色镜面天花板,让客人与歌声流畅动听的爵士歌手保持视线接触。这里摆放了与餐厅类似的黑色亮漆屏风,遮挡着放置了榻床的私密空间,让情侣和三五知己可以在不受干扰的情况下聚会享乐。

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