Located on the grounds of a private house 35 km northeast of Beijing's city center in the district of Shunyi, the architects added an open-fire kitchen to a backyard. "We wanted to create a place for fire, where people gather and cook."
The outdoor kitchen design takes cues from brutalist buildings. The main volume of the concrete cubature serves as a fireplace, an open-fire kitchen, a stove with two solid steel cooking plates, and a smoking hood. The 7-meter-long concrete dining table rests on a 1000 kg heavy rock. The clients asked for an outdoor BBQ area for people to gather around the fire to participate in the cooking process. The open-fire kitchen brings friends and family a unique BBQ and cooking experience. The combination of the kitchen, bar, and outdoor dining table creates a vibrant social space.
