Floating

Restaurant for Villafound

The project is located in a farmland with a beautiful environment in Guangdong Province. Surrounded by the water, the design combines the irregular column spacing scales that have been constructed to carry out the conception and creativity. It extracts inspiration from the traditional Hakka houses in rural China, adopting the undulating roof form to echo the water wave. In the interior, the fish-shaped decorations are used to intersperse the waterscape and try to complement each other.

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Floating Restaurant Press Releases

Press releases for Floating are now accessible in these languages: English.

Floating Restaurant Media Articles

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Unique Properties

The project is located in a farmland with a beautiful environment in Guangdong Province. Surrounded by the water, the design combines the irregular column spacing scales that have been constructed to carry out the conception and creativity. It extracts inspiration from the traditional Hakka houses in rural China, adopting the undulating roof form to echo the water wave.In the interior, the fish-shaped decorations are used to intersperse the waterscape and try to complement each other.

Project Duration

The project started to design in July 2017 and the restaurant opened in March 2020 in Huizhou City Guangdong Province China.

Inspiration

It extracts inspiration from the traditional Hakka houses in rural China, adopting the undulating roof form to echo the water wave.The architect made full use of local materials to return to nature and tried to provide a leisurely hydrophilic dining space blending into the surrounding environment, presenting a wild and quiet pastoral beauty.

Project Overview

Floating Restaurant has been a Bronze winner in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design award category in the year 2020 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Image Credits

For design images and photos please credit Nie Jian Ping.

Bronze Recognition

Nie Jian Ping was recognized with the coveted Bronze A' Design Award in 2021, a testament to excellence of their work Floating Restaurant.

Nie Jian Ping Press Releases

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