The renovation strategy is aptly tailored to the local conditions, and the trade-offs of preservation, restoration, demolition, and new construction. The team expanded the size of the current windows, combined with the different interior and exterior height differences, and reconstructed the bay windows according to the human behavior - standing, sitting, talking to each other, and drinking. By combining folding windows both vertically and horizontally, the interior blocks are connected to the city streets.

The main entrance is inlaid with logo's flower tiles, embedded door hoppers, and a through-height lobby, just like an old Shanghai theater-like spatial sequence. The preserved and restored solid wood staircase, exposed concrete wall, light glasses, and dancing mechanical device chandelier express the mix of classic and cyber. On the south side of the public area is the essential grand long table, which can accommodate 30 people at the same time; on the north side of the public area is the casual seating area, providing a more free and random way to sit. Through the archway is an indoor micro-theater for talk shows.

The whole interior is a living neighborhood for foodies, and the team reserved the best space for shared spaces and provided social places with different scenes and street scenes. By compressing each store in the traditional sense of a drop zone, the team has shaped squares, parks, meeting points, theaters, street corners, secret paths, and other spaces that make the neighborhood lively.

Team:
Designers: Zhu Runzi
Photographer: Topos Design