Located near Hangzhou’s famed West Lake, the project takes inspiration from Ming Dynasty gardens and fuses them with a contemporary design aesthetic. The result is an elegantly refined series of dining rooms decorated with silk panels and gold-leaf surfaces, arranged around a central courtyard garden complete with a lotus pond, terraced steps, tea drinking area, and a century-old camphor tree.

Boldly illuminated bamboo screens, lotus flowers, and ceramics provide abundant visual appeal in an atmosphere evocative of a modern version of traditional sophistication.

The design has carefully arranged for the private dining rooms to be placed adjacent to the courtyard – each reminiscent of an elegant, secluded space with a clear view of the Hangzhou’s famed West Lake. With tall ceilings retaining the shape of the original building’s sloped roof, the private rooms cultivate an elegant, open ambience.

Taking inspiration from the traditional aesthetic of Jiangnan gardens and Hunan province cuisine, the designer imagined this project as a place which would convey an experience of true, authentic Hunan cuisine in the city of Hangzhou, and this fusion of varying times, styles, and materials creates a rich dining environment which achieves exactly that for each guest who visits the restaurant.