London Design Platinum

2025

Bon Boeuf

Entrant Company

WAVE.GB

Category

Interior Design - Restaurants & Bars

Client's Name

XIN YE

Country / Region

China

Bon Boeuf originates from a single, absolute declaration: “a good piece of meat.”

For the founders, value lies not in theatrics but in an unwavering belief in exceptional beef and the craft of aging it. The design adopts this philosophy as its core, imagining the entire restaurant as an enlarged, architectural interpretation of a premium cut. The brand’s essence becomes a space that can be seen, touched and physically inhabited.



Throughout the interior, meat functions as a recurring narrative device. Key elements—the entrance, walls, counters and display structures—appear as if sliced open, exposing internal layers. Stone is sculpted to echo the fibres and strata of meat, not as imitation but as symbolic material language. Guests move through a space that behaves like a cut surface, immersing them in the brand’s devotion to its craft.



Another layer of the project expresses gratitude and quiet reverence for food. The generous ceiling height frames the dining hall as a contemporary ceremonial chamber. A central dome and screen define a strong axis, while the open kitchen and full-length wine wall create a performative environment where chefs and sommeliers become visible protagonists. Cooking and service are elevated into rituals rather than backstage labour.



The aesthetic language is intentionally hybrid. Classical architectural order—proportion, rhythm and symmetry—is placed in dialogue with contemporary materials and digital media. The result balances the grounded elegance of “old money” with the energy of modern consumption: refined yet dynamic.



This dynamism extends to the façade. Lightboxes and screens form a media interface that allows continuously updated content to become part of the architecture. The building gains a mutable, low-maintenance visual skin, using imagery as an architectural tool to refresh the commercial experience.



Bon Boeuf is not a themed restaurant but a spatial narrative built from brand philosophy, material metaphor and ritualised experience.

“A good piece of meat” is no longer merely a slogan—it is embedded in the tactile surfaces, the architectural structure and the sensory journey of the space.

Credits

Interior Designer/WAVE.GB
WENYU GAO
Interior Designer/WAVE.GB
YANG BAI
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