BAO is a widely known Taiwanese restaurant brand whose signature dish is a classic snack from Taiwan, Karibao, which is loved for its soft texture and diverse fillings. BAO made appropriate improvements to the traditional steamed bun and introduced a series of unique flavors to attract the public's favor.
BAO City, a new restaurant and KTV experience created by the brand's in-house creative team MATHST, is located in the heart of London's Square Mile. This is not only a restaurant, but also a modern urban meeting room combining food and entertainment. The interior is warm, intimate and sophisticated, with unique creative expressions, providing guests with both sensory and cultural experiences.
In the center of the restaurant, two separate glowing light boxes become the visual focal point of the space, and the warm gloss of the cherry wood finish is complemented by the deep red satin walls, creating a low-key dining atmosphere with a brand taste. Under the soft lighting, the whole field is full of classic charm, but also exudes a modern atmosphere. Geometric elements permeate the space, each reflecting the brand's and the designer's unique understanding of modern aesthetics and reinterpreted, where the seating area wrapped in deep red leather creates visual order with a simple and powerful form language.
Each white stone table is paired with a small individual light fixture, providing guests with soft lighting while adding a rich sense of hierarchy to the cuisine. These lamps are not only functional, light and shadow alternate, inject a touch of poetry into the space. The restaurant is flanked by KTV rooms, inspired by BAO's "Lonely Man" concept, making these two Spaces one of the highlights of the design. By combining elegant seating layout with functionality, the designers provide guests with an intimate and vibrant social experience, combining the movement of music with the pleasure of dining.
Every light and shadow in the restaurant reflects the design team's delicate balance of functional and artistic considerations to create an immersive spatial experience. BAO City is not limited to a restaurant, but also presents a feast of aesthetics, culture and design to visitors, so that guests can enjoy the multiple pleasures of vision, taste and emotion.
- Interiors: Maths(BAO London)
- Photos: Ollie Tomlinson