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Paired-Back Chinese Restaurants

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

StudioAC Created a Monochrome Chinese Restaurant in a Strip Mall

— August 3, 2022 — Art & Design
A freshly renovated paired-back Chinese restaurant is said to "provide an efficient dining experience, as well as easy takeaway and delivery access." This establishment is Bao and it is located in Markham, Ontario. The business is located in a strip mall, sandwiched between a convenience store and a pharmacy. Canadian firm StudioAC was tasked with reworking the aesthetic of Bao and the practice opted in for the paired-back Chinese restaurant aesthetic both due to the aforementioned functional advantages, as well as for the reason that the monochromatic interior and ambiance reflected "Bao's distinctive visual style."

For the project, StudioAC used micro cement for the tables and seating, stainless steel for the open kitchen, and viny for the vertical blindsl—all of which are materials that may be associated with industrial-style design movements.

Image Credit: Jeremie Warshafsky Photography
Trend Themes
1. Paired-back Restaurant Aesthetic - Opportunity for interior design firms to capitalize on the trend of creating paired-back restaurant aesthetics for an efficient dining experience and easy takeaway and delivery access.
2. Industrial-style Restaurant Design - Opportunity for industrial designers to utilize materials like micro cement and stainless steel to create functional and visually pleasing restaurant interiors in the paired-back Chinese restaurant style.
3. Convenience Strip Mall Restaurants - Opportunity for entrepreneurs to open restaurants with efficient dining experiences in strip malls with easy takeaway and delivery access.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - Interior design firms could be hired to create paired-back restaurant aesthetics with efficient dining experiences and easy takeaway and delivery access.
2. Industrial Design - Industrial designers could use materials like micro cement and stainless steel to create functional and visually pleasing restaurant interiors in the paired-back Chinese restaurant style.
3. Restaurant Industry - Entrepreneurs could take advantage of convenient strip mall locations to open restaurants with efficient dining experiences and easy takeaway and delivery access.
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