In November 2023, the upscale restaurant brand Wanwea·Yuan under the Da Ya Li Restaurant Group quietly launched. DaQuan Wang from Tanzo Space Design described the design process as somewhat painful like tough grass breaking through cracks.
Project name
Wanwea · Yuan Restaurant
Architecture firm
Tanzo Space Design
Location
No. 89, Fucheng Garden, Jiangzhuang Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Photography
TOPIA Visuals
Principal architect
Wang Daquan
Design team
Jin Ping, Ma Hongxu, Zhang Xiangrong
Collaborators
Art Curation: Beijing Seven Plus Three International Art Co., Ltd. & Dongjian Art Design (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Copywriter: NARJEELING
Completion year
November 2023
Landscape
Wilderness Botanic Garden
Lighting
G.art lighting design
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
ZO is a restaurant specializing in Nikkei cuisine, with a well-established presence in the gastronomic sector. As part of the opening of its new branch, located on the ground floor of a hotel within a dynamic commercial area, a strong and impactful space was designed to capture the attention of passersby and reinforce the brand’s new identity.
Architecture firm
EFEEME Architects
Location
Gorriti 5641, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Flavio Diaz, Marina Alves Carneiro
Interior design
EFEEME Arquitectos
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Located in a highly developed part of East Austin, two warehouse buildings long abandoned are now a thriving morning-to-night restaurant and bar. The buildings were constructed in the early 1900s and used by Texas Company, or Texaco, to hold petroleum products delivered by railcars and dispensed in trucks throughout Austin.
Project name
Cosmic Saltillo
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Design team
George Wilcox, AIA, Partner. Sky Currie, AIA, Associate. Sydney Steadman, AIA, Project Designer. Veronica Lloveras, NCIDQ, Interior Designer
Interior design
Clayton Korte
Construction
Solutions GC
Landscape
Ten Eyck Landscape Architecture
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
In Tomsk, a city steeped in history and culture, a bold new gastronomic project has emerged — the Receptor restobar. Designed by Elena Rybalkina, founder of LeafLaurelbyRybalkina, the interior delicately balances the authentic atmosphere of a 19th-century building with contemporary accents.
Project name
The main dining and wine halls of the new Receptor Restaurant in Tomsk
Architecture firm
LeafLaurelbyRybalkina
Interior design
Elena Rybalkina
Client
Receptor Restaurant
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
A warm and natural aesthetic welcomes guests to the signature restaurant space inside the new Seattle Convention Center, Ethan Stowell’s Bombo Kitchen and Bar. The new restaurant, situated along the convention center’s primary corridor, the Mixing Zone, is defined by both culinary richness and architectural craft.
Project name
Bombo Italian Kitchen & Bar at Seattle Convention Center
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jim Graham
Design team
Jim Graham, design principal. Elizabeth Kee, project manager. Francesco Borghesi, project designer
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects
Collaborators
ARUP Acoustical
Structural engineer
Roich Structural
Construction
Dovetail Construction
Lighting
Sparklab Lighting Design (lighting), Resolute Lighting (custom lighting fabricator)
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Stepping into Daredzhani, one is immediately immersed in an atmosphere shaped by architecture. Expansive arched ceilings, adorned with hand-painted frescoes, evoke the spirit of Georgian temples and historic dwellings. The space feels timeless, deeply rooted in the cultural traditions of Georgia.
Architecture firm
Oleg Khalansky
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Principal architect
Oleg Khalansky
Interior design
Vera Khablova
Collaborators
Oleg Khalansky, Bolat Saltureev, Vera Khablova
Construction
Bolat Saltureev
Material
Tikkurila, Ton chairs, Tables Restoracia
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The chinampas, a pre-Hispanic farming system created by the Mexicas, represent a sustainable agricultural method that takes advantage of the natural fertility of the wetlands in the Valley of Mexico. Inspired by this ancestral technique, the Arca Tierra project seeks to preserve and reactivate the chinampas, promoting agroecological and local produ...
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Alejandro Ramírez Orozco, Noel Higareda
Principal architect
Jachen Schleich, Sana Frini
Design team
Santiago Sitten, Eduardo Silva, Lucia Pells
Lighting
Locus, Estudio Nuumbra
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Located in Querétaro, Sōko is a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant that blends oriental culinary tradition with contemporary design. The architectural project seamlessly adapts to the essence of the space— an industrial warehouse with an arched roof—highlighting materials such as brick, concrete, and metal.
Architecture firm
CAAM + Arquitectos
Location
Querétaro, Mexico
Principal architect
Camilo Moreno Oliveros, Daniel Moreno Ahuja
Design team
Emilio Díaz, Erika Rodríguez
Structural engineer
CIMERA
Material
Brick, Concrete, Steel, Wood
Visualization
Emilio Díaz
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
