A copper facade frames the grey stone interior of this dining and retail space in Shanghai designed by local firm Office Coastline.
Located on the first floor of a commercial complex on Madang Road in downtown Shanghai, the 198-square-metre venue belongs to lifestyle brand Genshang and combines a shop, tea bar, dining area and lounge room.

"The client wished to have a place for slow life to contrast with the daily fast-paced life," said Office Coastline , which was founded by Chinese architects Zhenyu Yang and Zhenyan Wu alongside Japanese architect Akihito Matsushita, who led the project.
"We approached the project by making a gentle sequence of spaces, from the entrance shop, long tea bar, dining area to the lounge room at the end."
The restaurant's generous glazed facade is framed by copper panels that contrast with the shopping centre's grey stone walls and concourse. The entrance door is recessed to the side, which the architects said was in order to "welcome guests gently" into the shop.
Customers enter the space through the tea bar and restaurant. A timber and grey stone-clad bar lined with leather stools and backed by a fluted concrete panel sits nearest to the entrance.

Copper pipe lights hang over the counter and a long backlit copper shelf stretches across the back panel.
The bar, which has a half-vaulted ceiling above, serves Chinese tea in the daytime and cocktails at night.

Custom-designed tables and chairs are spread across t...