A trip to the Doko Bar satisfies more than culinary tastes. Those who visit the restaurant in Shenzhen with its transparent facade are mostly there to see and be seen. Waterfrom Design created a stage-like atmosphere spanning two levels that dramatizes the entire process from preparing the menu to serving the meal to enjoying it. This process is made visible from a multitude of perspectives, all of which are a suitable backdrop for selfies. “People desire the feedback that they receive as soon as they share real experiences on virtual platforms”, Nic Lee explains, chief designer of Waterfrom. The mutually immersive character of both realms of life and the resulting ambivalent relationship between closeness and distance are the Leitmotif for the design of the Doko Bar.
