Towering ceilings and shadowy dining areas within this restaurant in Shenzhen are meant to emulate the experience of traversing a mountain valley.
Located in Shenzhen's Futian district, Voisin Organique is a farm-to-table restaurant that offers a contemporary take on traditional Chinese cuisine.

Various Associates was tasked with developing the restaurant's interior, which needed to include a lounge area, fine-dining room and extensive kitchen that measured over 100 square metres.
Immediately struck by the venue's soaring ceilings and dark, shadowy corners, the studio was inspired to create a dining experience that was similar to "wandering in a valley".

Diners first walk into the lounge area, where drinks and casual meals can be enjoyed. Tables and comfy armchairs have been arranged to sit directly beneath a void in the ceiling that the studio compares to a gully ? a deep channel formed in hillsides by running water.
Surfaces throughout have been covered in a matte-finish silver foil to create a hazy quality of light that "makes people feel like they're in a mist".

"Entering the lounge area, people may feel like they are suddenly brought into a valley, with steep hills in between," explained the studio.
"The ceilings show great height discrepancy... some are as high as precipices, attracting people to look upwards."

The angular ceiling recession that sits above the fine-dining area has been painted a deep shade of red to foster...