Artist Ai Weiwei asked 17 architects to design a pavilion for the Jinhua Architecture Park along the Yiwu river. Restaurant 13 is build from steel, stone & bamboo as an interpretation of the Chinese dining culture. Three different speeds of ‘eating-out’ converge in a traditional watch-and-be-watched restaurant-typology; street food, eating at the table or laid-back lounging. Also in the detailing of the project traditional Chinese elements are appearing in a contemporary way.
Status: Completed 2007
Team: Pei Liu, Johan De Wachter
Collaboration: Fundc, ABT Velp (Rob Nijsse)
Client: New Jindong District Council with Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron
Location: Jinhua, China
Photography: Iwan Baan, Philip Fung
