Made in China, Göteborg Restaurant Interior, Images, Architect, Design
Made in China in Gothenburg
Chinese Dim Sum Restaurant, Sweden – design by Main Office, Architects
11 Oct 2016
Made in China
Architects: Main Office
Location: Tredje La?nggatan 9, Gothenburg, Sweden
Made in China Restaurant

Made in China is a Chinese dim sum restaurant in Gothenburg with the focus on enjoying chinese flavors without the formality of fine dining.

The restaurant, located in an area historically known as the home of the citys? labour movement, is hosted in a property going through a transformation- in total 4000 sqm being restored and adapted to new business/ activities. The restaurant is placed in the new part of the property; the building is from 1977 and was formerly used as a delivery gate and warehouse.  
Rather than designing a ?typical? outside-of-China chinese restaurant we put the emphasis on a more industrial feeling with it? s raw, clean and simple/minimal selection of materials. New walls are all cladded with colored in grey cladding (lime plaster) and existing structure is kept in its raw original state, only painted in a darker grey. The space is facing the street, the facade is upgraded with new window frames in dark grey. A wall dividing the previous delivery gate and warehouse has been torn down, exploiting the existing construction. The layout is clean and simple; long tables with benches in different constellations, the u- shaped bar with the open visual conne...