Taste laboratory is located in Gaobeidian, Chaoyang District, Beijing, and is the first independent catering brand of Xiangshanghui Hotel Group. Taste laboratory is designed as a food lab that leading people to find a new taste experience of foods.
Taste laboratory has created a pure white space, making food the only colorful element in the space. Food has become an exhibit in the “White Exhibition Hall”. Peoples always focus on the food. At the same time, nature light at different times and seasons creates a live light space in the dining zones，which helps people find out the nature taste of the food.
On the site was a Chinese traditional style building with an irregular trapezoidal plan. For Improving the environment, we repair the facade with glass bricks replacing those broken ones. During the day, people can hardly find out the difference between the glass bricks and the original facade. At night, glass bricks will light up as stars.
Considering the interior space as the white space and the exterior as the black space. We use a whole wall of glass bricks to create a grey space, which communicate the in and out as a bridge. Meanwhile, a wall of glass bricks can keep away from the noise on the street but allow light to enter the building.
A light tower from 1F to 3F designed in the center of the building, which considered as a communication center space for the lab. Walls are shapes of light. Middle pool creates a circular center.
The horizontal long windows at the same height of table ensure lighting and also block out the outdoor traffic environment. Dining space is designed as a frame.
ENG Rong，LI Junbin，CHEN Hongyu，XIANG Xiao
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