yinjispace

ARCHITECTURE
WUMICHI ARCHITECTS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ren Teng Vision
EDITOR
Gina
Collection

Tucked away in lakeside woodlands, this restaurant harmonizes organic textures with contemporary design, creating an artistically curated space that merges a café with an art exhibition hall. With seven uniquely designed units catering to diverse guest preferences, it redefines the essence of a "nature retreat." Offering an immersive experience where "wild luxury meets artistic elegance."

The restaurant's architecture features three staggered volumes of transparent glass, resembling a luminous white ark suspended by the lakeside. Its form emerges from a deep reverence for nature and local context.Encased by floor-to-ceiling glazing on three sides, the space invites slanted rays of light to illuminate drifting dust particles—where architecture orchestrates a symphony of space and time. Light and shadow engage in silent dialogue with the structure, while the design crystallizes the lake's fluid temporality into architectural syntax. Through quivering light, breathing textures, and floating structures, it offers a contemporary interpretation of Heidegger's "poetic dwelling."

The entrance area cuts through the organic natural textures with a geometric stone formation, creating visual tension and spiritual metaphor through the interplay of materials, light, and spatial structure—as if capturing the frozen moment when architecture "emerges from bedrock." Upon entering, the gaze is immediately drawn to the panoramic mountain vistas framed on three sides. The reflective platform surface pulls nature into the field of vision, while shifting daylight patterns dance across the ceiling. Oversized black pebbles scattered throughout the lobby imbue the space with serene stillness, offering guests both atmosphere and informal seating.

The lakeside art café features tiered platforms that enhance spatial dynamics while framing unobstructed views to the lake's heart. The mirrored water bar and stainless steel wine cabinet reflect both natural light and lush greenery, cultivating an effortless ambiance.A naturally curated coffee aesthetic emerges through: Reclaimed timber planks and untreated natural materials; Sculptural lighting installations; Unique framed greenery vistas outdoors; White sand beaches, azure loungers, and thatched parasols — evoking Bali's tropical resort charm.Seasonal programming includes: Lakeside concerts; Open-air cinema; Waterfront weddings.

Nestled amidst cedar groves along Golden Soup Lake, these timber cabins embody rustic purity—a sanctuary for urban escape and poetic living. Raw wood eaves and thatched roofs cradle each sunrise and sunset, while floor-to-ceiling windows frame ever-changing lakescapes like living oil paintings. Dappled tree shadows dance across weathered walls, transforming time into a lingering ode. Here, amidst shimmering waters and misty peaks, souls find anchorage in tranquility and romance—a "poetic dwelling" hidden in the folds of landscape.

Stepping inside, the floor-to-ceiling windows lavish your gaze with unfiltered lakescapes. The air carries woody fragrance, woven jute rugs underfoot, as palm-leaf fans rotate lazily beneath rough-hewn beams. Flickering lantern light escapes through rattan lattices, casting intricate shadow lace on walls. Handcrafted discs and macramé wall art whisper Moroccan allure, while sconces glow like molten amber frozen mid-drip. Indigo-and-ochre fiber installations punctuate the timber interior with vibrant cadence. Then—a breeze steals coolness from the lake, flirtatiously lifting a curtain’s hem before vanishing.

The elongated window in the wash area serves as nature's own picture frame, accentuating the serene emerald depths of the surrounding cedar forest. Mornings and evenings, sunlight drifts across the window mullions—now carving deep reliefs in furrowed bark, now gilding the fringed edges of pine needles with a downy radiance.

The terrace with a slightly granular surface of the washed stone is slightly warm after being exposed to the sun. The semi-enclosed booths face the lake. When one lazily sinks into it, the gaze can naturally slide towards the lake. The grayish-white tone of the washed stone forms a quiet contrast with the warm brown of the original wood. The hot spring water in the hot spring pool sparkles with a jelly-colored layer under the sunlight. When the lights at the bottom of the pool are turned on at night, the entire pool turns into a moonstone that is melting.

When the sun shines directly in the distance outside the landing window, the whole lake turns into liquid crystal, glittering with fine silver light. The eaves of the wooden house cast a clear shadow, drawing a light dark boundary on the lake shore. When the sun burns the clouds in the west orange red, the lake begins to absorb golden light. The glass windows of the wooden house suddenly turned into a molten gold mirror, and the wooden house on the east side entered the indigo blue night ahead of schedule. When there is no wind, the lake surface is as flat as obsidian, reflecting the starry sky completely. The warm yellow light from the wooden house shines, and when it rains, fine mist rises from the lake surface, and the outline on the other side disappears completely. The wooden house became the only physical existence, with raindrops striking the roof in a dense rhythm, and the eaves dripping water forming a transparent bead curtain.

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