The Parallel Blue Sopar Aquari by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.
FerroInterior· 2021
The Parallel Blue Sopar Aquari
Client: Starlinks.Co.Ltd
A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Interior Category
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The Design
About The Parallel Blue Sopar Aquari
Situat en un dels llocs de vida nocturna més animats del Japó, The Parallel Blue ofereix una nova experiència gastronòmica a l'aquari a Shinjuku, Tòquio. Desafiant les possibilitats temàtiques de l'oceà al cor de la jungla de formigó, el nou restaurant converteix el senzill entorn d'hospitalitat en un espai immersiu on els sopars es submergeixen en un univers d'aquari. Per crear l'experiència immersiva, les parets es van acabar amb miralls i el sostre amb panells d'alumini reflectants de manera similar, que van gastar l'espai en totes direccions i recreant la vida oceànica en un entorn circumdant.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Ferro
The Parallel Blue Sopar Aquari és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que The Parallel Blue Sopar Aquari sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. The Parallel Blue Sopar Aquari és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Located in one of the most bustling night life spots in Japan, The Parallel Blue offers a new aquarium dining experience in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Challenging the ocean themed possibilities in the heart of the concrete jungle, the new restaurant turns the simple hospitality environment into an immersive space where dinners are submerged in an aquarium universe. The roles are inversed, the dining room is now surrounded by oceanic sceneries, instead of the classical decorative use of aquariums.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross Built Area: 94sqm
W12350mm x D8850mm x H2200mm - Tags
- Japan, restaurant, aquarium, Tokyo, immersive, narrow, reflection, blue
- Production Technology
- The restaurant occupies the fourth floor of a mixed-use building. Considering the water tanks heavy weight to be introduced in a relatively old building, the aquariums were positioned exclusively on the top of load bearing beams. Moreover, the aquariums require a maintaining space on the top restricting them from reaching the ceiling. To create the immersive experience, walls were finished in mirrors and the ceiling in reflective aluminum panels expending the space in all directions.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge was to create an immersive experience in a limited area not exceeding the 100sqm and a ceiling height limited to a crushing 2.2m. the other challenge was to insert heavy water tanks inside a relatively old building not designed to bare heavy loads. The solution was to position the water tanks directly over the beams, and extend the space using reflections on the walls and ceiling.
- Research
- The hospitality design and the immersive experience design are stepping each one step closer to each other. While this is true and being tested in several digital immersive art forms, it is less common when it comes to non-digital experiences. The creative research that this project was based on was to find out a way to use the smaller aquariums to create immersive environment.
- Inspiration
- The design for The Parallel Blue is inspired by both the immersive art experiences and the much larger oceanic aquariums attractions. The location of the restaurant in one of the most vibrant nightlife spots in Tokyo, has also had its influence on the space design.
- Project Duration
- Project start: December 2019.
Construction start: March 2020.
Project/Construction End: June 2020.
Location: Tokyo, Japan. - Operation Flow
- The elevator hall on the 4th floor gives on the entrance door, the entrance is made through a small to create more privacy, the first space encountered after are four quarter of circles creating intimate spaces for couple seats. Two other subdivisions of the space are reserved to box sofa seating each with four tables. The smaller space has two tables for two, and two tables for four people. The larger space has two tables for four and two tables for 6 people.
- Team Members
- Tetsuya Matsumoto
Motoaki Takeuchi
Farid Ziani
Risa Iriyama
Mari Sugiyama - Image Credits
- Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, The Parallel Blue, 2020.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, The Parallel Blue, 2020.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, The Parallel Blue, 2020.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, The Parallel Blue, 2020.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, The Parallel Blue, 2020.
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