ramoprimo brings the colors of south-east asia to keaami restaurant in beijing
the walls are made up of rotating columns which change color as they move showing evocative shades of blue and green.
architecture studio, ramoprimo, has created the bright and colorful keaami restaurant in beijing, china. the project aims to offer an authentic contemporary thai experience and the design is inspired by the cuisine of thai chef purida ‘pu’ theeraphong, which is characterized by a kaleidoscope of colors and flavors.
front view showing the full bamboo configuration
all images by ramoprimo and cristiano bianchi
the walls are designed by the architect using rotating columns, with each side covered by colored patterns. as these objects rotate, the space changes in appearance by using three configurations of felt fabric, traditional bamboo and rattan straw mats and alternately showing the evocative colors of blue, green and wood. activated by customers, the prisms can further rotate to create endless possible variations and create the effect of a large lenticular printing wall which changes as the viewer moves.
front view showing the mix of bamboo and blue felt
seating is composed of custom-designed chairs and benches made by placing original hand-made pillows from thailand on light grey steel structures. the cozy and informal beach atmosphere is further emphasized by the light blue and sandy colored terrazzo tiles on the floor. a touch of gold is used on a few decorative pieces as reference to one of the elements used in traditional thai decoration. the thai lotus flower is also used throughout the design and in the main restaurant logo of ‘keaami.’
front view showing the full blue felt configuration
front view showing the mix of bamboo, green and blue felt
front view showing the green felt configuration
walls are made of rotating triangular columns
columns are covered with felt fabric, traditional bamboo and rattan straw mats
a touch of golden lotus flowers dotting the walls in the private room
details of the rotating walls
the rotating walls can be activated by customers
original pillows from thailand create comfortable seating made of large chairs and benches
the blue felt wall
project info:
project name: ‘keaami thai’
program: restaurant
architects: ramoprimo
location: beijing, china
date: november 2018
area: 200 m²
design team: marcella campa, stefano avesani, sara scotti, huo ran, lisa montanari, giacomo squaquara
on-site manager: sun yuan
general contractor: ma baoquan
engineering: li yongqi, zhang hongyuan, wei zhongzhou
furniture design: operagamma / ramoprimo
photo credits: ramoprimo and cristiano bianchi
model: miranda vukasovic
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