Taking advantage of the building’s glass curtain façade, the restaurant is centred on a large open-plan dining hall arranged in three parallel zones in stepped configuration to ensure, in conjunction with the orientation of the tables, that all patrons can enjoy the expansive view of the city which includes the iconic CCTV building, Rem Koolhaas’ looped glass towers.
Additional dining booths at the back of the building may be cut off from external views but are compensated by an aquarium-like sculptural composition comprising an array of glass water tanks, populated by crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans featured on the menu, and a stepped fountain structure. Around the corner, an open-plan kitchen featuring butcher blocks fashioned out of tree trunks allows glimpses of the cooks preparing the meat. Further on, private dining rooms are enclosed in translucent partitions, their lit interiors functioning as light boxes that enhance the restaurant’s ambience.
(Source: Yatzer.com)