Lonely Noodle Shop by J&Dragon Group

With the immediate growth of the ‘one-person’ city population, organization designs and spaces that respond to the requires of one men and women are rising. If a single of the important road blocks in the lives of today’s youth is “social phobia”, then “loneliness” is the accompanying “symptom”. J&Dragon Group has created a themed pop-up shop, “Lonely Noodle Shop”, which tries to soothe the “lonely” men and women in the metropolis at night time by applying a bowl of noodles for a spot knowledge.

Cafe? Working experience Shop? Exhibition House?
Found on the 1st ground of Shanghai TX Huaihai, the Lonely Noodle Shop is only open from 8pm to 2am each and every evening. As the slogan of the store reads, “Give you a bowl of noodles to acquire a break from fact.” The Lonely Noodle Shop gives a time to heal the city “lonely”. The restricted operating several hours, a golden information, a unique experience and a “blind box show” geared up by the manager are all section of a journey to mend “loneliness”. A special working tactic has given birth to a special room layout. Compartments for one human being only, encompassing a phase at the coronary heart of the room. In this article, a touching functionality is offered and a bowl of “At the very least for tonight, you won’t be alone” is served to you.

An modern working experience
The general façade of the shop is interspersed with polished steel scaffolding, as if the city ended up complete of buy, nevertheless a bit cold. The stainless steel scaffolding installations at the entrance, together with the luminous gentle strips, type the only lighted interface on the road late at night.

The monitor on the other aspect of the store tells the city about the emotion of “loneliness” in the night by a paragraph of golden text that strike the coronary heart.
Just before getting into the shop, meandering strains information the waiting around movement of folks by the scaffolding, a compact spatial constraint that evokes a psychological response and sets the stage for the subsequent journey.

Coming into the main room, the ‘lonely’ individuals with their numbered playing cards are gradually guided to the corresponding numbered rooms via linear strips of gentle in the aisles, a dimly lit journey that, between gentle and shadow, immerses the human body and intellect in the anticipation of the next journey.

The transition from the corridor to the different having spot is introduced in the kind of a curved revolving doorway. When the door opens, the lights appear on, illuminating a totally distinctive area from the earlier 1. The therapeutic environmentally friendly colour tends to make customers a lot more comfy and comfortable, immersing themselves in the environment of the room and enjoying a bowl of noodles for a although.

The 1-human being booth seems to wrap the person in it, with music participating in and an emotionally evocative greeting in entrance of the display that immerses the system and mind, adopted by a “Blind Box Show” session that culminates in an immersive expertise through the window of the monitor. The central stage space is a centered space. The prime is a circular house that unites numerous private rooms. A bowl of noodles, a tune and a effectiveness that heals all people who comes in this article.

For the duration of the two-thirty day period operation, the Lonely Noodle Store has come to be one particular of the very hot matters in Shanghai, attracting lots of younger folks via social media to encounter it. With the quick variations and innovations in the business place business, expertise will continue on to be emphasised. This progressive scenario is a exceptional try, and the design and style will existing more options underneath the new company manner.

Task Name: Lonely Noodle Store Task Spot: 138 Sq. Meters Area: TX Huaihai, Xuhui District, Shanghai Completion Time: 2021 Style Company: J&Dragon Group Design Director: JASON CHAN Chief Designer: ELLA Interior Design: XIAO LEI, A BAO Pictures: CreatAR