중국 근현대사의 황금시대를 재조명하다. 모나코에 들어선 송퀴는 1930년대 중국상하이를 배경으로 엘레강스하며 아르데코 드라마가 펼쳐지는 레스토랑을 연출한다. 과거와 현재가 공존하는 인테리어는 고적이며 모던한 레트로 디자인과 재료를 전체 공간에 투영, 고풍스러운 분위기를 연출하는 동시에 현대적인 디테일의 마무리로 감각적인 소셜스페이스로 완성된다.
reviewed by SJ,오사
Striking in its elegance and Art Deco drama, the restaurant everyone’s talking about at the moment is Song Qi in Monaco.
The first gourmet Chinese restaurant in the principality, Michelin
starred chef Alan Yau’s cuisine may be excellent, but isn’t the only
reason to drop by. Paris-based architects Emil Humbert and Christophe
Poyet have created a very sleek design with a contemporary twist on
Shanghai’s 1930s golden age for the restaurant. The space is
extraordinary in its impact, with the refined attention to detail, the
use of colour and the combination of materials bringing one of the most
exclusive addresses in the world on the avenue Princess Grace back to
life once again.
The ring of chairs upholstered in vibrant green
velvet around the central circular table is the main focus of the room.
The eye is then drawn up in one seamless sweep along the brass bars
surrounding the central table up towards the ceiling and back down along
the jet-black lacquered walls inlaid with brass frames and ornate
rectangular lamps to the black and white marble pictogram (a metaphor
for the Star of Shanghai origami) in the floor. Lining the restaurant,
large floor-to-ceiling windows lead the eye outside to the manicured
gardens.
Song (after a major Chinese dynasty) Qi (energy) opened last May and is owned by Chef Alan Yau, from Hong Kong, and Monagesque entrepreneur Riccardo Giraudi. Yau is renowned for his restaurants including Hakkasan in London, which has two Michelin stars. Riccardo Giraudi is the director of the Giraudi conglomerate, which has created the Monaco Restaurant Group, comprising six upmarket restaurants in Monaco.
''Alan Yau revolutionised Chinese
cuisine a few years ago by making it glamorous. That is why when
creating an upmarket Chinese restaurant in Monaco, I wanted to call upon
the best ...'' Riccardo Giraudi explains about the collaboration. Yau’s
menu at Song Qi offers dishes to share, as is customary in China and
represents Chinese culinary art and modern luxury, just like the
restaurant’s interiors.
Song Qi is the Humbert and Poyet agency’s
10th restaurant project since the two architects created their agency
in 2008 - previous projects include Mozza, Avenue 31, Beefbar Monaco and
the newly opened Beefbar Berlin. Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet
are renowned for their signature style, “Their projects favour clean,
precise lines, creating timeless spaces and using beautiful materials
such as stone, wood and glass... However, the most important aspect to
them is to reflect the personality of the clients and to respect the
spirit of the venue,” as their agency’s website reads. And it certainly
applies to Song Qi, where the film set drama can almost be sliced with a
knife.
from yazter