atelier FCJZ: king’s joy restaurant, beijing

‘king’s joy’ by atelier FCJZ, beijing, china all images courtesy of atelier FCJZ + king’s joy

chinese firm atelier FCJZ has recently completed ‘king’s joy’, a vegetarian restaurant within a courtyard building in beijing, china. emphasizing a pleasant environment, architect yung ho chang continues his explorations with the defining element of courtyard houses. each of the two courtyards become focal areas, one remaining outdoors and the other becoming an indoor dining area with a roof. a transparent overheard enclosure minimizes the presence of the structure, creating a well-illuminated and ventilated space. an octahedral screen is suspended to produce strategic atmospheres of intimacy and airiness.

aerial view of courtyard

path to bamboo landscape

dining in bamboo landscape

octahedral screens are used to add intimate or open atmospheres

dining

private dining room

dining

graphic detail

dining

stacked wooden blocks are offset to create dividing walls which offer privacy while at the same time views into neighboring spaces

openings created from the staggered wall components allow light to filter through from other spaces

partitions made from repeated building elements offer visual interest and geometric patterning

architectural elements are repeated to form textured partitions

dining within a courtyard covered by a roof at dusk

bar

courtyard entry

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

detail drawing

project info:

project name: interior design of king’s joy vegetarian restaurant location: yonghe lama temple street, beijing client: beijing king’s joy food culture co., ltd. designer: atelier feichang jianzhu principal architect: yung ho chang project architect: wang yue  project team: guo zhaowei, xing dawei, chen cheng ta， wu xia building area: 1298.5 sq. meters design scope: 1st floor dinning area design period: 2011-2012 construction period: 2012