Nin Hao – New York, United States
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Nin Hao – New York, United States
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Designed by
Plan Plan
Image Credit
© Sean Davidson
Project Description
Project description provided by Plan Plan - Located in Prospect Heights of Brooklyn, the Fujianese restaurant Nin Hao has a given space that is 16-feet-tall with abundant sunlights coming from its south and east facing curtain walls. Therefore, the sense of transparency is omnipresent in this space.
Two materials that interact with light differently were implemented surrounding the dining space -translucent Austrian curtains along the windows soften the sunlight, creating a gentle interplay between light and shadow. This filtered light, in turn, reflects off the polycarbonate-paneled wall on the opposite side, diffusing throughout the space and contributing to an atmosphere that feels airy, bright, and ever-changing.
As the sun sets, the tall polycarbonate-paneled wall transforms into a glowing lantern, illuminating the space and the curtains, which creates an intimate and cozy lounge ambiance. Pendant light fixtures, along with a series of floating elements glimmering with warm lights, greet guests and passersby on Dean Street.
Underneath the translucent curtain and transparent walls, cement tiles with different shades of warm grays, which were informed by Chinese gray bricks, become the dominant surfaces in different forms that guests can touch, lean on, or sit in, and linear planters along the curtain wall to house the succulent greens. Opaque and translucent, rough and sleek, traditional and contemporary, a series of contrasting pairs in dialogue echoes Nin Hao’s ethos, which embraces its cultural roots while embodying a contemporary spirit and a well to adventure.
