Golden Hill Delicates

The project is a 12,000 square metre restaurant located in downtown Beijing. Just like the scene depicted in Tao Yuanming's prose masterpiece Peach Blossom Spring, Golden Hill Delicates is like a secluded peach blossom garden, a secret garden hidden away in the busy city, as if in a painting.

The designer drew inspiration from Wen Zhengming's painting Peach Blossom Spring and Tang Yin's painting Fishermen in Reclusion among Mountains and Streams. The designer wanted each private room to reflect its own individuality. Unlike other dining spaces, Golden Hill Delicates incorporates the “Peach Blossom Spring” into the space, rather than simply printing it on the wall. The designer has used natural elements such as mountains, stones and bamboos to give the space a view every step of the way, achieving the effect of shifting the scenery; he has used calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, ornaments and brick carvings to re-frame and integrate them, reflecting the traditional cultural flavour with modern decorative techniques. All this reflects the “Peach Blossom Spring” that the designer had in mind - elegant but not extravagant, simple but not ugly, and distinctive.