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Unknown Work recreates 3D scanned fish and chip shop in China

By Stu Robarts    24 Oct 2019
Scott's TKL is named after Scott's fish and chip shop in York and its Taikoo Li location / Unknown Works

London and Hong Kong-based creative studio Unknown Works has created a 33sq m (355sq ft) restaurant in China called Scotts TKL based on the 3D scans of fish and chip shops from around the UK.

The project was based on the concept of 'Shanzai' – the act of copying and imitating that is often ascribed to Chinese businesses – and seeks to ask questions about Sino-British relationships and cultural exchange.

Ben Hayes of Unknown Works told CLAD that the project was borne out of a company project looking at scanning technologies and a client request to animate a corner unit in Chengdu.

Lidar technology was used to scan the exteriors and interiors of the existing fish and chip shops, capturing details façades, joinery, salt shakers, trinkets and wallpaper textures.

The data collected was then used to create a library of architectural and elements that informed the design of Scotts TKL.

To make efficient use of the limited space available, a façade was created with mobile walls that swing open onto the street and sections that rotate vertically to create built-in tabletops.

Customers move along a counter to order and collect their meals, taking them through the linear process of preparation.

The floors, walls, and counter are covered in a white, tiled grid graphic that recalls the tiling of many typical fish and chip shops, with the large structural sections cast from Glass Reinforced Plastic.

Scotts TKL is so-called because of its location in the Taikoo Li shopping district of Chengdu and Xi Jinping's 2015 visit to Scotts Fish and Chip shop in York that raised fish and chips in the Chinese consciousness.

The process of scanning began in April this year, followed by six weeks of fabrication. The restaurant opened for business in early October.

The project was borne out of research project / Unknown Works
The restaurant covers 33sq m (355sq ft) / Unknown Works
Sections of the façade swing open / Unknown Works
The mobile façade allows the restaurant to make the best use of its limited space / Unknown Works
Sections in the façade rotate vertically to create built-in tabletops / Unknown Works
The sections were moulded out of Glass Reinforced Plastic / Unknown Works
Customers move along a counter to order and collect their meals / Unknown Works
The floors, walls, and counter are covered in a white, tiled grid graphi / Unknown Works
restaurant  Unknown Works  China 
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