Drawing inspiration from the American drive up burger joints of the 1950?s, the restaurant was envisioned as a porous space where the boundaries between inside and outside are blurred.  

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Architects: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

Location: No.202, Wukang Road, Shanghai, China

Architect In Charge: Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu

Design Team: Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu, Tony Schonhardt, Laurent Tek, Zhao Lei, Elisa Ascari, Yifei Lu

Area: 93.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Dirk Weiblen

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From the architect. Drawing inspiration from the American drive up burger joints of the 1950?s, the restaurant was envisioned as a porous space where the boundaries between inside and outside are blurred.  
© Dirk Weiblen

The exterior walls can be fully opened to further extend the perceived and actual boundaries of the restaurant. When fully closed, however, a clever combination of clear and textured glass along with mirror are used to great effect to visually extend the boundaries of the space while bringing light, views and streetscape deep into the interior.

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The dematerialization of the walls is further emphasized by the dominance of the horizontal planes.

The roof structure seemingly floats above the s...