"West or East" is a restaurant offering fine dining for travelers, with traditional Yunnan cuisine and new dishes inspired by travelingsand history. It is located in No.25 Guangwu Road, Dali Ancient City.
The restaurant is based in a two-yard ancient house where the first yard is the outside one and the second yard is closely combined with original living space. The site is in a dilapidated condition, of which the L-shaped two-level house is kept considering its historic value, while the rest collapsed part has been demolished. The restaurant needs enough space for business, and this means new section must be added to the site.
The relationship between the existing old section and the new addition has always been the key point of the reconstruction project. We take it as the the existing “old shell” and the “new body”. The “new body” is originated from the “old shell”, keeping the shadow of the ancient architect but wholly brand-new. The ancient architect reserved its speciaty besides necessary repair work.