Located in the Nanshan district ofShenzhen, also known as the Silicon Valley of China, STONESAL is a restaurantand bar concept, where the chef’s ingenious culinary creations and avant-gardedesign aesthetics come together, to mesmerize all senses of every guest.

New tech enterprises have attracted youngand trendy crowds demanding more diverse establishments into the city. However,in contrast to the surrounding’s fast-paced, tech-overload lifestyle, asperceptible by the monotonous glass-cladded building blocks, STONESAL isinspired to create a refreshing yet nostalgic, authentic yet precise, audaciousyet playful sanctuary experience for its guests. Through combining varioustextures and customized installations, the design reinterprets the traditionaldecadent steakhouse with dramatic materials and artistic expressions inspiredby our culture, evolution, and natural habitat.

Composed of an interior space of 850 squaremeters and a lush outdoor patio area of 450 square meters with a total capacityof around 140 seats, the venue’s main features include the double heightdry-aging room, the “octopus” translucent central bar, a generous open kitchen,a mezzanine wine showcase, 5 private dining rooms and the main dining area witha ceiling height of over 5 meters.

The exterior façade composes a collage oftextures with copper, marble, stone and glass, while the interior materialsinclude translucent marble, Himalayan salt blocks, metal mesh, antique woodplanks, stained glass, perforated metal panels, textured paint, cowhideleather, and rough dark stone, etc. Measuring over 2.6 meters in diameter andweighing around 1 ton, the upside-down hanging octopus sculpture was 3Dmodeled, printed and refined before it was finally casted in copper.

To achieve the customized, genuineexpression of installations and materials, numerous pieces and sculpturesrequire specialized manufacturing at various factories all over the country.However, pandemic travel restrictions and lockdowns had caused delays for allmanufacturing and transportation processes throughout its 7-month construction.

Since its opening in November 2022, theestablishment has received raving reviews from guests all over the country.Investors, the chef team as well as all consultant involved were very thrilledwith the completed project as expansion plans to other cities are already indiscussion.