1 style and characteristics

Western-style restaurants generally refer to restaurants that aim at tasting foreign food (mainly in Europe and North America) and experiencing exotic dining atmosphere. According to the different styles pursued, western-style restaurants in China mainly include European-style restaurants represented by French and Italian, but more restaurants don't necessarily know which country's style they represent. The biggest difference between Western-style restaurants and Chinese-style restaurants is the difference in catering methods caused by the cultural background of the country and the nation. The dining style in Europe and America emphasizes the privacy of dining, and the general group dining habits are few. Therefore, the dining unit is usually dominated by 2~6 people, and the dining table is rectangular. When eating, the tableware on the dining table is less than that of Chinese food, but the dining table is often decorated with beautiful flowers and exquisite candles. Restaurants in Europe and America are not only places for dining, but also social spaces. Therefore, elegant colors, soft light, white tablecloths, luxurious footstools, exquisite tableware, peaceful atmosphere and elegant manners have all become the characteristics of western-style restaurants.

2. Plane layout and spatial characteristics

The plane layout of western-style restaurants often adopts a more regular way. Bar is one of the main attractions of western-style restaurants, and it is also an indispensable facility for every western restaurant, and it is also the embodiment of the lifestyle of westerners. In addition, a beautifully shaped three-legged piano is also a factor to be considered in the layout of western-style restaurants. In smaller western-style restaurants, pianos are often set in the corner to avoid occupying too much effective area; In larger western-style restaurants, the piano can become the visual center of the whole restaurant. In order to strengthen this sense of center, the way of raising the ground is often adopted, and some even add a frame at the top to limit the space. Piano can not only enrich the visual effect of space, but also its elegant piano sound is essential for western restaurants. Because western-style restaurants are generally tall, they often use large areas of greening as decoration and embellishment of space, and some even cover several dining tables like umbrellas, which plays a very good role in limiting space. As the cold meal is the main part of western food, the cold meal table has also become a key factor to be considered in western restaurants. In principle, it is located in a relatively central place, which is convenient for all parts of the restaurant to eat. Of course, there are also western-style restaurants that don't have cold tables, but rely on service staff to deliver meals.

Western-style restaurants pay special attention to the privacy of dining units when dining, which should be fully reflected in the plane layout. There are several ways to create privacy:

(1) Raise the ground and lower the ceiling, resulting in weak private density, but it is easier to feel the limited area.

(2) Use the backrest of the sofa seat to form an obvious dining unit. This U-shaped sofa seat is often used in combination with the backrest seat, which is one of the unique seating arrangements in western restaurants.

(3) Use carved glass and green groove to form a partition, so that the privacy of the enclosure depends on the frosted degree and height of the glass. Generally, this kind of glass is not very high, and it is between 1200 ~ 15 oomm from the ground.

(4) Use the intensity of light to create the privacy of dining environment. Sometimes, in order to create a special atmosphere, the candlelight on the dining table can produce a strong centripetal force, thus producing privacy.

3. Style modeling and decoration details

The style of western-style restaurants comes from European culture and lifestyle, but the most direct one comes from European classical architecture. Although European classical buildings have different styles and shapes in different periods and regions, western-style restaurants do not need to completely copy the interior of a classical building. Therefore, we can filter all the styles and decorative details of European classical buildings in the design, and choose the useful parts to be directly applied to the decorative design of restaurants. You can also simplify and refine the elements and components of European classical architecture and apply them to the decoration of restaurants.

★ The following decorative details are often used in the design of western restaurants:

(1) line angle, European line angle is often used in restaurant design, mainly used in the corner between ceiling and wall (internal line), the corner between wall and ground (skirting line), and the decorative line of ceiling, wall, column and cabinet. The size of the decorative line should be determined according to the size and height of the space. Generally speaking, the higher the space, the greater the corresponding decorative line angle.