Mr. Dandy, Day and Night

^{Location: Beijing

Year: 2019

Area: 400m2}

^{exterior facades & golden elements}

^{In the minds of young client, the space of this project is regarded
as a fashion place — a high-level suit custom studio and a bar for trendies gathering.
Therefore，Mr. Dandy has a dual spatial identity at first, one identity is
Dandy Studio during the day, the other is Dandy Room at night. B336 Design
Group translates this dual identity into various forms of space, and creates a
dramatic commercial space through applying exaggerated scales, diverse geometry
elements and conflicting materials. Just like a well-dressed gentleman shuttles
between multiple stage scenes, the project implies a space, which responses to
the current day and night life of younger generation in Beijing.}

^{Dandy Studio during the day}

^{Dandy Room at night}

^{The original architecture is a glass building bringing natural daylighting.
With the usage of existing building conditions, the ground floor space are
divided into two parts，but they are connected by a low wall that is similar to a furniture.
The project gets to this point because there is no completely separation
between two parts of space, at the same time, space is able to satisfy the using
requirements alternated between day and night in a day. A customer who tried to
find Dandy Room entering Dandy Studio by accident described it on a review
site: There was a suit shop near the door, I seemed to see that the old
handsome guy Colin Firth was standing in the corner smiling at me. While heard
we were looking for a bar, the shop assistant took us across a wicket，we reached Dandy Room through a
meandering process. All of its winding stimulated our desire. And that is the
result which design group is willing to achieve.}

^{Ground Floor Plan}

^{Two spaces both in separation and connection}

^{Secluded wicket}

Dandy Studio—high-level suit custom studio

^{Dandy Studio occupies the area which has
two-layered void structure and daylighting. The pure golden decoration on each
Mr. Dandy’s suit is enlarged as a huge golden cylinder. We hope it can be
viewed as the necktie，cuff button, brooch and top handkerchief of space, it shows a gorgeous
effect during the day while it shines a dim light to darkness at night. This
important ‘decoration of space’ not only connects the ground floor and the
second floor, but also triggers spatial variation.}

^{Dandy studio}

^{the most important element is a golden cylinder
which plays a role for stimulating spatial variation}

^{inside of staircase}

^{The entire studio is rendered in black, white and grey tone. On the
one hand, it sets off color and texture of the garment. On the other hand, it interweaves
with the highly reflective and golden material leading to virtual and realistic
projection，from the front to the side, moving steps follows spatial forms.}

^{decoration of space golden element}

^{the golden and reflective material in contrast
to other materials}

Dandy Room— fashion bar

^{Compared with bright suit store, Dandy
Room is designed with mystery and low lightness，just like day in night. Golden color is the only element implying
connection between two space. In contrast to the gorgeous effect of Dandy
Studio, golden elements of Dandy Room just reflect other lights in the dark
interior.}

^{place of the bars}

^{through the low wall combined with furniture,
two spaces communicate with each other}

^{golden counter of the bar}

^{The second floor has the dual identity of day and
night, where private rooms are in different styles, and these rooms are
connected by the bridge and the golden cylinder. Rooms could be Dandy Studio’s
private fitting rooms during the day, however, it could be alternated to Dandy
Room’s VIP rooms at night. Therefore，Design group creates a transition
area of entering cloakroom. Using the special influence of ambiguous space for
visual sense，walls and doors in this
transition area are integrated as a wardrobe which induces customers to make choices
by themselves, then they can experience various unknown spaces behind the
wardrobe.}

^{Second Floor Plan}

^{Entering cloakroom- the unity of walls and doors}

^{Room with natural daylighting through skylights}

^{the lobby can be looked through the window of
the room}

^details