“Blue Lake-Lakeside Teahouse” has become a new attraction in Beijing; where it was completed after two years of construction operations from 2021 to 2023. This building, which previously had an old and dim structure, has now become one of the popular destinations of users on social networks with a modern approach and at the same time faithful to tradition. (lovethatdesign)
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Change of ideity from exhibition to tea house
Luca Nichetto, an Italian designer, designed the main building of this complex in 2013 as a furniture showroom for the Tales brand.
With the passage of a decade, the ierior of the building, which was covered with copper pipes and had a sunken floor, became worn out and found a dark and depressing atmosphere. With the aim of restoring ideity to this structure, the architects of the new project focused on combining simplicity and freedom of space to provide a peaceful environme for drinking tea.
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Architecture of light and nature
The teahouse is located on the northern side of the “Lidu Garden” in Beijing, and visitors have to walk a 260-meter path along the lake to reach it. The new erance is built on the north side and the former south erance is assigned to the service departme. To solve the problem of darkness, the designers have opened the ceral roof of the building and by installing longitudinal windows in the facade, natural light has been directed inside.
To correct the sense of anxiety caused by the depression of the ground in the old building, the surface of the outer area was leveled with the building and extended four meters outward. Also, a two-meter platform in the form of a corridor with tall windows has been added to the building, which evokes the feeling of an island floating in the middle of the garden.
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Ierior design and ierior design
Beige, gray and wood color palette is used in the ierior. Steel columns are used as the main skeleton and wooden fences are used to divide the space. The ceral wood-metal staircase connects the second floor, which is an exhibition and sitting space, to the ground floor.
On the terrace of the building, the original skylight has been preserved and turned io a glass pavilion for tea. This renovation is done with the aim of creating a connection between man, architecture and nature and tries to create an experience beyond just drinking tea.
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