Aranya, one of the neighborhoods within the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao, is home to a new dining concept at the threshold of a dense forest. Designed by Beijing-based architecture studio Plat Asia, the Forest Dining Club immerses guests in its natural setting thanks to glass curtain walls that showcase the forest backdrop.
Light-transmitting concrete and a layer of timber gratings wrap the building, which features two pitched roofs at differing heights. The double-layered eave also instills a sense of levity across the design, while grass tatami lines the floors to further tie the restaurant to its natural surroundings. The interior layout is divided into three units according to privacy: the public-opening zone, the irori zone, and the private rooms. Washi paper adorns the public-opening zone as a ceiling finish that complements timber partitions and concrete walls.
