Jern Indretning · 2021
The Parallel Blue Akvariespisning
- A' Design Award i Jern 2021 in Indretning
- CLIENT: Starlinks.Co.Ltd
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 36,444
- Verification code C984B414D0 · Verify this award
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About The Parallel Blue Akvariespisning
Beliggende på et af de mest travle nattelivssteder i Japan, tilbyder The Parallel Blue en ny akvariumspiseoplevelse i Shinjuku, Tokyo. Den nye restaurant udfordrer hav-tema-mulighederne i hjertet af betonjunglen og forvandler det enkle gæstfrihedsmiljø til et fordybende rum, hvor middage er nedsænket i et akvarieunivers. For at skabe den fordybende oplevelse, blev vægge færdige i spejle og loftet i tilsvarende reflekterende aluminiumspaneler, der brugte pladsen i alle retninger og genskabte det oceaniske liv i et omgivende miljø.
About the A' Design Award i Jern
The Parallel Blue Akvariespisning er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. The Parallel Blue Akvariespisning forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. The Parallel Blue Akvariespisning respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.
Press Kit
- 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.
- 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.
