Cang Su-Style Restaurant

After two years of silence, the Cang Su-style restaurant opens its doors in Beijing. Following years of operation at the original Cang Su, the founder decided to partner with WIT to elevate the restaurant to new heights.
As a fixture in Beijing's high-end dining scene, the new space represents a fusion and evolution, both visually and in spirit. Much like Tibetan culture itself, it draws nutrients from other civilizations in a continuous process, achieving renewed vitality.

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Hide and Tibet:
The Dual Essence of Cang Su
The journey into Cang Su unfolds with ceremonial grace. Nestled discreetly within a park of exceptional natural beauty, the restaurant reveals itself as visitors traverse a bamboo grove embracing the structure, where an elegant and tranquil edifice stands poised.
The entrance embodies the space’s spiritual logic. An arched "stone grotto" – a cultural fragment inserted into the modern framework – channels the spiritual awakening and guidance of Tibetan heritage. Diners step into a cultural tableau that stirs wonder, bathed in Tibetan red, a hue symbolizing auspicious fortune. The blessings and aura radiating from this "grotto" resonate throughout the space.
The crystal glass chandelier evokes the essence of water and the dragon. In ancient Eastern cosmology, the dragon transcends rigid totemism, manifesting instead as the living spirit of water. Both embody the cosmic principle of fluid strength and graceful resilience. Passing through the entrance to the first-floor seating area, the city’s clamor fades behind. Here, one glimpses the crisp, dry Tibetan air, gradually interwoven with the gathering warmth of human presence.

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The Poetic Quality and Blessings of Space Creation
The main seating area features intimate tables. To craft an immersive atmosphere, Tibetan hues are channeled through handcrafted glass, infusing the space with emotion and vitality. Glass partition screens echo Tibet’s festive palette: the ocher-red of Sakya Monastery’s walls, the gold-leaf yellow of Jokhang Temple’s roof, lapis lazuli indigo, snow-capped mountain white, and the emerald green of Basum Lake. These colors scatter like stardust across the space through the textured glass.
Within the rooms, colored glass chandeliers—symbolizing water and abundance—and auspicious fruit-shaped wall lamps stir a delightful vibrancy against the tranquil backdrop.
Rustic timber, brick, and stone define the structure. Furniture and tableware celebrate raw craftsmanship and organic textures, evoking a timeless aura. This earthy narrative is enveloped by dignified architecture and floor-to-ceiling windows framing lush greenery. Poetic grace and profound history converge into an experiential crescendo.
The indigo-toned ceiling embodies the flowing sky—its hue matching the spectral peak of the Yarlung Tsangpo’s deep waters during monsoon. This homage reflects the designer’s reverence for nature and harmony.
Seven private rooms line a softly lit corridor, offering hushed seclusion. Inside, the rooms open brightly to unhindered natural light. An immersive blend of wood, metal, glass, and illumination showcases a "Tibetan Auspicious Motif Collection," merging rich colors with contemporary artistry. A crimson-hued Beijing cityscape symbolizes the entwining of spiritual and earthly realms, while the "Cang Su" seal-carving installation articulates the brand’s cultural depth.
Decor remains intentionally subdued, directing focus to spiritually resonant art pieces and natural vistas. A weathered bronze rubbing of the Diamond Sutra lends transcendent wisdom, elevating the space beyond the present moment.

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The Value Structuring of Fine Dining Restaurants
Cang Su’s spatial transformation marks another iteration of WIT’s philosophy for high-end dining. It transcends the conventional "location-ingredients-service" formula, establishing cultural immersion and spiritual experience as its core competitive edge. The restaurant itself becomes a destination – not merely satisfying palates, but offering a complete, healing culinary journey.
Solid brass prayer wheels emit pure, solemn Buddhist chants. Like whispered incantations, they soothe the restless urban soul. This most ordinary yet extraordinary "music" is Cang Su and WIT’s unceasing blessing for all who enter. Remarkably, all this solace and benediction is nestled within a serene Beijing park.

Location：Beijing，China
Scope of Services: Architectural Renovation, Interior Design, Partial Soft Furnishing Works, Art Curation and Production

Lead Designer: LUO Zhenhua
Interior Design Team: XU Zeng, TAO Rui, LIU Jiaqi, CHEN Siyu, GUO Dayuan
Fangzhou Design Innovation (方周智造): ZHOU Feng, ZHAO Gongpu, WANG Xiaoyan
Architects: SUN Fanli, LUO Qirong
Structural Engineer: BAI Yunxiao
Landscape Design: LI Wei, ZHAO Hongli
MEP Design: LIU Jun, ZHAO Yue, LIANG Liang
Lighting Design: PROL Lighting
Videography: leleLab, TOPIA
Photography: TOPIA
Copywriting: NARJEELING
Project Planning: Le Brand Strategy Agency