Natural materials were used by the Linehouse design studio for the interior of the restaurant Coast in Shanghai, which with a renovated interior inspired by its Mediterranean menu, is located in a traditional mid-19th century shikumen house (a mix of Western and Chinese architecture). “We aimed to create a deep connection with elements of the coast and the soul of the Mediterraneansaid Alex Mok, co-founder of Linehouse.

According to the studio, the aesthetic of the restaurant is that of “sophisticated rurality”. They were influenced by coastal terrain and chose a palette of natural materials, which in turn influenced the colors flowing inside the three-story restaurant.

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The aim was to take the visitor on a “vertical journey” giving each of the three floors its own unique identity. “The colors and materials change on each floor, telling a different part of the story,” Mok emphasized.

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Linehouse was founded in 2013 by Alex Mok and Briar Hickling and the duo won the ‘Emerging Interior Designer’ award at the 2019 Dezeen Awards. The studio has already implemented a number of other projects in Shanghai.

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