Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab
02/08/2019.
[Dalian] China
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The Fairyland Premium Kids Café designed by Wutopia Lab was open to the public in Dalian, China on May 28th, 2019. This cafe is the first educational family restaurant in China.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Floor plan. Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab.
Elevation. Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab.
Lolly Laputan Fairyland Premium Kids Café by Wutopia Lab. Photograph by CreatAR Images.
Inspired by a drawing of a "dreamy fairyland" by one of the architects' daughter, Wutopia Lab designed this educational kids café to "make that dream come true", so that more kids could join in and enjoy it.
A mysterious entrance leads to the reception lobby, where children are greeted and take off their shoes. Once inside, the center of the space is a "Cloudy Town", where wavy white acrylic strips simulate clouds both on the floor and the ceiling.
All around it, games like a carrousel, a slide, a ball pit and a pretend supermarket alternate with dining spaces and lounges immerse in this fantasy world aeshetic, entertain both children and their parents.
A mysterious entrance leads to the reception lobby, where children are greeted and take off their shoes. Once inside, the center of the space is a "Cloudy Town", where wavy white acrylic strips simulate clouds both on the floor and the ceiling.
All around it, games like a carrousel, a slide, a ball pit and a pretend supermarket alternate with dining spaces and lounges immerse in this fantasy world aeshetic, entertain both children and their parents.
Description of project by Wutopia Lab
The Fairyland Premium Kids Café designed by Wutopia Lab is officially open to the public in Dalian on May 28th, 2019. The brand is mutually owned by PACEE Education and Fairyland so that there will be shared resources from PACEE that the client wishes kids can enjoy learning with entertainment. This cafe will be the first educational family restaurant in China.
Daughter
One day morning my daughter Tangtang was drawing out her dreamy fairyland and I really want to make that dream come true, so more kids can come and join in this wonderful fairyland.
The exterior façade of the restaurant is made of aluminum panels with punctures of various sizes on it to create an effect of ripples woven together. Behind these ripples a world between reality and dreams is created for kids.
The front lobby is a circular space surrounded by forest of lights, which is composed of 1000 acrylic tubes that are able simulate the effect of sunlight shining through thick layers of leaves to provide a unique forest experience, with the reflection of the mirrored wall.
The central area is the Cloudy Town, the wonderland for kids. They can enjoy the Ocean of Clouds made of acrylic, with tree houses, slides, ball pit hidden in between. Surrounded the Cloudy Town will be the food area.
The Golden Castle
At the corner of the Cloudy Town is the Golden Castle, where there will be candle lights, fireplace, and shiny silverware for kids.
A white gallery, hidden away from the center, is a little space where kids can have some privacy with friends.
Shall we dance?
Kids, there will be no unwitnessed life because we’ll be here for you and every one of you will be the shiny star because we made a stage for you. Red velvet curtain slowly revealed the gateway to old memories with neon lights, wood floor, beautiful wallpaper and crystal chandeliers. The future and the past are now interweaved, and the stage is ready for you to dance.
Day dream: Cotton Candy / Space Travel
Restroom becomes the day dream for kids. Cotton candies become girls’ favorite cloud lamp and mirror and boys can be astronauts traveling the space.
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Architects
Wutopia Lab. Chief architects.- MIN Erni, YU Ting. Project architect.- Shengrui PU.
Design team
Mingshuai LI, Song LIU, Xueqin JIANG.
Collaborators
Design consultant.- S5 Design Co., Ltd. Light consultant.- Wuxi Huancheng Light Electricity Limited Company.
Client
Fairyland premium kids cafe, PACEE Education.
Area
580 m²
Project Year
May 2019
Location
Dalian, China.
Photographer
Yu Ting Wutopia Lab Architects
Wutopia Lab is founded by the chief architect Yu Ting in Shanghai, which is an architecture company based on a new paradigm of complex system. Wutopia Lab regards Shanghai's culture and life style as a starting point, using architecture as a tool to promote sociological progress within building practice. Wutopia Lab focuses on human and is dedicated to link different aspects of urban life: traditional, daily and cultural to interpret Urbanian lifestyle, and to develop acontemporary Chinese aesthetic based on Shanghai.
While facing each project, Wutopia Lab's practices are promoted to show different innovative strategies, thinking modes and forms. Wutopia Lab is committed to comprehensive design, not only to complete the concept and deepen of buildings, but also focuses on early planning and analysis along with landscape and interior design. Wutopia Lab also has the capacity to coordinate and collaborate different types of departments and on-site construction.
While facing each project, Wutopia Lab's practices are promoted to show different innovative strategies, thinking modes and forms. Wutopia Lab is committed to comprehensive design, not only to complete the concept and deepen of buildings, but also focuses on early planning and analysis along with landscape and interior design. Wutopia Lab also has the capacity to coordinate and collaborate different types of departments and on-site construction.
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