Timber and Table Restaurant
Luxi Chen
Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Timber and Table Restaurant by Luxi Chen Timber and Table is a restaurant created through the adaptive reuse of a vernacular courtyard house in Zhejiang, China. Original timber beams, brick walls, tiled roofs and worn thresholds were retained and restored with traditional craft techniques. Concealed steel supports and modern building systems were added to meet current safety and service needs. A transitional space and a staircase connect the front and rear volumes. The central courtyard was reimagined as a reflecting pool with koi fish, offering a quiet pause for guests.
A' Design Award Winner
Timber and Table Restaurant by Luxi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the A' Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Award. Timber and Table Restaurant earned the A' Design Award in 2025 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other outstanding designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Luxi Chen and see why Timber and Table Restaurant design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Timber and Table
Hospitality, Recreation, Travel and Tourism Design Timber and Table Restaurant by Luxi Chen Timber and Table is a restaurant created through the adaptive reuse of a vernacular courtyard house in Zhejiang, China. Original timber beams, brick walls, tiled roofs and worn thresholds were retained and restored with traditional craft techniques. Concealed steel supports and modern building systems were added to meet current safety and service needs. A transitional space and a staircase connect the front and rear volumes. The central courtyard was reimagined as a reflecting pool with koi fish, offering a quiet pause for guests. Timber and Table earned the A' Design Award at the Iron level, an esteemed recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Iron-level designs demonstrate sound ideas and professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, for publication among the award-winning works, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where nominated designs are voted through blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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