Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023
GBD's Lang Chuan Cuisine Lounge commands immediate visual attention through a dramatically orchestrated interplay of ultramarine blue and cadmium red, establishing a complementary chromatic dialogue that pulses with theatrical intensity across the picture plane. The compositional architecture adheres to rigorous bilateral symmetry, with a commanding central axis formed by a monumental sculptural element that rises from the polished obsidian-like floor surface through multiple stacked vessel forms, their translucent amber and crimson materiality suggesting blown glass or resin illuminated from within. This totemic centerpiece, crowned by what appears to be a bell-shaped dome with textural relief patterns reminiscent of traditional craft techniques, occupies the gravitational center of the composition and extends vertically through a mirrored ceiling that doubles the sculptural presence through reflection, creating an illusionistic extension into infinite space above. The spatial organization proceeds through clearly delineated zones: the immediate foreground presents dining surfaces dressed with pristine white porcelain and crystalline glassware catching ambient light, flanking the central processional corridor in perfect symmetrical arrangement. The middle ground reveals additional seating arrangements bathed in warm golden illumination emanating from the central installation, while the background recedes through a framed aperture revealing layered spatial depth. The lighting paradigm demonstrates sophisticated theatrical control, with the dominant ultramarine wash establishing cool environmental ambiance punctuated by concentrated warm illumination from the sculptural centerpiece, creating dramatic chiaroscuro effects where amber light meets cobalt shadow. Edge behaviors oscillate between hard architectural geometries defining wall planes and softer luminous gradients where colored light bleeds across surfaces. The floor surface achieves mirror-like reflectivity, doubling compositional elements and enhancing spatial complexity through reflected imagery. Textural contrasts abound: the hammered or textured surface of the sculptural vessels, the sleek planar walls, the gossamer quality of what appears to be draped fabric elements, and the precise geometry of furniture silhouettes. The atmospheric resonance suggests ceremonial grandeur, ritualistic significance, and the elevation of dining into theatrical spectacle.
Lang is a leisure social art museum where customers can eat during the day and drink wine at night. The restaurant looks like a black magic box. It uses the names and colors of tequila sunrise, black cherry, blue margarita, and sunset martini as the theme of each area, each space has a different character, and there is a collision between Eastern and Western cultures and aesthetics. It integrates Chinese Sichuan opera and panda characteristics into the design, colliding with western materials and oriental elements.