WEIZI SONG
spatial & experience design
ASTERISMOS
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sensorial thematic fine dinning
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corporate with chef. Grand Achatz
Main dining area with digital projection.
Grand Achatz
Asterismos is a sensory-based, unconventional fine dining restaurant, founded in partnership with chef Grant Achatz. The goal is to reintroduce the tasting experience through a sense of wonder and adventure - through an immersive paradigm-shifting journey enhanced with multimedia stimulation so curious guests can relish and explore the scintillations of an extraordinary fine dining experience.
Logo Treatment
-Asterismos
(plural asterisms)
1. (astronomy) An unofficial constellation (small
group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
2. A typographical symbol (⁂,
three asterisks arranged in a triangle), used to call attention to a passage or to separate subchapters in a book.
3. (mineralogy) A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).
Performance.
Inspiration from
Grand Achatz's cuisine
Site Location:
1043 S '"Grand Ave #1, Los Angeles, CA 90015
street side
outdoor courtyard
reception
main dining
mezzanine
main dining
kitchen
& storage
• COURTYARD BEFORE RECEPTION
• METAL BLOSSOM
• HOLOGRAM PROJECTION OF INGREDIENTS
• RELEASED FUSION SMELL OF INGREDIENTS
Courtyard
In the courtyard, guests would see menu ingredients growing along the pathway. Blossoms made from metal would display holograms of ingredients while matching scents are diffused. This fusion of sight and smell begins the guests on their immersive journey through Asterismos.
• COURTYARD BEFORE RECEPTION
• METAL BLOSSOM
• HOLOGRAM PROJECTION OF INGREDIENTS
• RELEASED FUSION SMELL OF INGREDIENTS
Reception
At the reception, sliced ingredients are displayed as “hints” of the dining experience to come, and of molecular cuisine.
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Transition space
• BLACKEN CHARRED WOOD
• TIBETAN GRASSCLOTH RPTE PEEL & STICK WALLPAPER
• GREY MATTE PORCELAIN TILE
Main Dining
The main dining area would allow guests to see the mysterious journey of molecular cuisine. The space was designed around the concept of “transformation” - the material changing surface by surface, accompanied by the displayed projection.
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• PROJECTION MAPPING + AUDIO
• TIBETAN GRASSCLOTH RPTE PEEL & STICK WALLPAPER
• GREY MATTE PORCELAIN TILE
• POLISHED ALUMINUM CELLING
Projection
The main dining area has the fabric applied on the wall surface to bring a cozy and friendly feeling. But also the surfaces material created a nice background when later on the video and graphics projected on the way
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