Vermilion Zhou Design Group opts for wealthy hues in revamp of Haidilao restaurant

Vermilion Zhou Design Group opts for wealthy hues in revamp of Haidilao restaurant

Shades of blue and inexperienced function all through this hotpot restaurant in Shenzhen, which has been up to date by Chinese language studio Vermilion Zhou Design Group.

Haidilao, which was established in 1994, is the most important hotpot restaurant chain in China, with abroad branches in cities comparable to London, New York and Sydney.

When its Shenzhen location was in want of a revamp, Vermilion Zhou Design Group was introduced in to guide on the design.

Shenzhen's Haidilao restaurant by Vermilion Zhou Design Group features blue-green interiors
Sky-blue seating lies on the centre of the restaurant

From the outset, the Shanghai-based studio knew it wished to keep away from the pink and black color scheme that has beforehand been utilized in Haidilao eating places.

The area has as a substitute been decked out in shades of blue and inexperienced that are supposed to nod to the chain’s use of pure, recent substances.

Shenzhen's Haidilao restaurant by Vermilion Zhou Design Group features blue-green interiors
On the periphery of the ground plan are jade-green eating cabins

On the coronary heart of the restaurant is a financial institution of sky-blue eating chairs accompanied by tables with flecked, terrazzo-style counter tops.

Bands of shiny brass panelling have been suspended from the ceiling overhead, inset with LED ticker boards that mission interactive messages to diners.

A big LED display screen has additionally been built-in into Haidilao’s facade; it shows shifting silhouettes of various folks, hinting on the buzzing exercise of the restaurant’s inside.

Shenzhen's Haidilao restaurant by Vermilion Zhou Design Group features blue-green interiors
Tables have terrazzo-style counter tops

Across the periphery of the principle eating room is a sequence of high-backed, jade-green cubicles that type intimate “cabins” the place small teams can take pleasure in their meals.

There are additionally quite a few cosy nooks designed to accommodate solo diners.

Shenzhen's Haidilao restaurant by Vermilion Zhou Design Group features blue-green interiors
Jade-coloured fixtures and furnishings additionally seem within the personal eating room

In the direction of the rear of Haidilao there’s a drinks counter and a non-public eating room that may be employed out for particular events. Tall pivoting doorways assist shut the area off from the remainder of the ground plan.

Consistent with the remainder of the restaurant, it options jade-coloured partitions and brass-edged furnishings.

Shenzhen's Haidilao restaurant by Vermilion Zhou Design Group features blue-green interiors
Within the bogs, terrazzo washbasins meet scalloped partitions

Vermilion Zhou Design Group has created a small manicure bar inside the restaurant’s entryway – not solely is it meant to lure in additional passersby, nevertheless it additionally offers potential diners a enjoyable solution to kill time whereas ready for a desk.

The bar has been rendered blush-pink, boldly deviating from the restaurant’s color scheme, and has a scallop function wall.

Scalloped surfaces go on to seem within the buyer bogs, which have been completed with rectangular mirrors and terrazzo-like washbasins.

Shenzhen's Haidilao restaurant by Vermilion Zhou Design Group features blue-green interiors
A pink nail manicure bar has been created in Haidilao’s entryway

There are a selection of visually hanging hotpot eating places throughout China.

Examples embody Jin Sheng Lengthy in Qinhuangdao, the place diners sit amongst thick stucco partitions, and Xinhua Nufang in Chengdu, which perches on the sting of a lotus pond.

The pictures is by Vincent Wu.


Undertaking credit:

Inventive director: Kuang Ming (Ray) Chou
Idea design: Ting Ho, Ming Shi
Inside design: Garvin Hong, Xudong Wang, Yuqin Chou, Dandan Guo, Jing Wu, Zihao Yao, Yuxuan Li, Changsong Li
Lighting design: Vera Chu, Chia Huang Liao
FF&E design: Ping Xue, Ruiping He
Video: Ming Shi