Cliffside Restaurant
Site Characteristics
The project site on Miaozihu Island is endowed with extraordinary natural endowments - the precipitous and craggy cliffs and the vast and boundless sea view form a strong visual impact, becoming the most distinctive label of the site. Based on this unique advantage, the core demand of the design is clear and definite: to create a building with extremely high recognition to shape a unique "sense of arrival", allowing visitors to feel the unique charm of the integration of architecture and nature as soon as they step into the site.
Core Design Strategies
To achieve this goal, the design team has established two core strategies: First, plan a public tourist route that runs through the entire area. Through scientific and reasonable path design, it guides tourists to reach various scenic spots and functional areas smoothly, maximizing the activation of the site's tourism value and public attributes. Second, adhere to the design logic of "working in accordance with the situation", allowing the building to conform to the texture of the mountain. It presents itself in a posture of "growing out of the reef cliffs", abandoning the rigid transformation of the natural terrain, and forming an organic symbiotic relationship between the building and the site, creating a highly surreal main visual scene.


Functional Layout and Spatial Highlights
Core Functional Layout: The core catering functions on the first and second floors of the project are cleverly hidden in the "shadow area" formed by the cantilevered block of the building. This design not only effectively avoids the interference of strong noon sunlight on the dining experience and creates a comfortable light and shadow environment, but also creates a 270-degree fully open sea view for the restaurant through a large area of transparent glass curtain walls and precise corner design. When visitors dine here, they can take in the magnificent sea view, and natural landscapes such as waves and reefs are seamlessly integrated with the dining scene, forming an immersive sensory experience.






Project Information
Project Name: Cliffside Restaurant
Client:Dongji Town
Project Location:Miaozihu Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang
Project Scale:Approximately 1,500 ㎡
Design Time:2023
Project Status:Scheme Design
Design Scope:Architectural Scheme Design