Sea Fest Restaurant is a new 200m² immersive sea food restaurant project designed by Prism Design and located in the Galaxy Soho Tower, Beijing, China.
Prism Design is an international architecture and design studio whose partners have worked for many years within various disciplines. Alongside interior design, product design and exhibition design in commercial, hospitality, residential, health and wellness bars, restaurants, retail and office spaces, the Prism team is also well versed in art direction and design consulting for companies operating in the furniture and fashion industries.
The Prism team is composed of a group of creative people from diverse backgrounds, and the studio’s high quality work is a result of assiduous research and creativity. This approach allows them to push the accepted parameters of architecture and design, resulting in some truly exceptional projects.
On the occasion of Sea Fest, the client request was to create a fitting environment for the Guangdong style seafood cuisine to be served. In addition to creating an oriental, yet contemporary and artistic space, the client also wanted to adhere to the principles of feng shui, and to emulate the eating habits of China. Particular emphasis, for this reason, was placed on the private dining room.
Design Prism was inspired first by the 2003 documentary film, Deep Blue. Prism studied different elements of the sea and sea life before marrying them to specific section details. Jellyfish, barracuda, octopus, manta ray and a coral reef all features at Sea Fest.
This inspration can be seen throughout the intimate space, beginning with the entrance and welcome bar area which features a coral reef cum wine bottle display. The dining area echoes the light of a noctiluca scintillans to create a striking ambiance - the dramatic blue colour reproduced by an LED-lit blue curtain. Meanwhile,”a group of barracudas, composed of copper pipe and wire, shimmer gold as if in the moonlight.
The VIP rooms are all set up to evoke a different sea creature. The Manta VIP room suggests a manta ray – albeit a surprise guest - with Manta chandeliers, a wood base and a surface created on diatomaceous earth. The space is surrounded by an Aquarium.
The Octopus VIP room features a black glass wall inspired by octopus ink, while the Jellyfish VIP room seems as though it is drifting along on the deep seabed – the differing-sized copper lighting giveing a floating, jellyfish-like sensation.
