Ukiyoe Restaurant by Fabio Su is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Design d'Intérieur Competition Category.

BronzeIntérieur· 2021

Ukiyoe Restaurant

by Fabio Su

Client: Zendo Interior Design

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Intérieur Category

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The Design

About Ukiyoe Restaurant

Le projet défend le concept de "gestion de la complexité par la simplicité". L'extérieur du bâtiment utilise des persiennes en bois pour incarner l'image de la culture montagnarde et forestière, et l'expression de la pensée japonaise "ombragée". Le designer a utilisé le travail d'Ukiyo, reflet de la culture japonaise ; la boîte privée fait ressortir le sentiment glorieux de la période Edo. Subvertissant le style de salle à manger de sushi à bande transporteuse, le concepteur utilise une conception à double voie et réduit la distance entre les chefs et les invités dans la région de ltabasahi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Ukiyoe Restaurant est lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze, une reconnaissance hautement prestigieuse décernée à des designs remarquables qui se distinguent par leur créativité, leur ingéniosité et leur sagacité. Les lauréats Bronze sont des artefacts amplement habiles et d'une créativité frappante, qui authentifient la vaste expérience, l'imagination et l'ingéniosité de leurs concepteurs. Ukiyoe Restaurant est censé être un objet très estimé, admiré et chéri, remarquablement professionnel et innovant. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award de Bronze intègre les meilleures pratiques de l'art, de la science, du design et de la technologie, et est excellent par son souci du détail. Ukiyoe Restaurant satisfait admirablement les besoins, touche les désirs, charme les sentiments et attire la curiosité.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: To reflect the local culture and natural landscape, the exterior of the building uses a wood grain aluminum louvers to outline the shape of Alishan mountain, while the interior part retains the building during the Japanese occupation period and plenty of materials. To emphasize the cultural background of conveyor belt sushi, Japanese cuisine and the deliciousness of the ingredients, the most representative "Ukiyo-e" wallpaper is stretched along the space, reappearing bustling scene of Edo period.
Dimensions & Packaging: The 297 square-meters space is divided with a semitransparent material with wooden louvers and different lanterns to create an open visual. Unprocessed cypress wood and rustic iron are used to reduce the environmental impact. Subverting the tradition, the design team adopts double tracks to meet the diverse needs, and by narrowing the distance between the chefs and guests at Itabasahi area, giving a rich and cozy experience for them.
Tags: Restaurant, Japanese, Taiwan, Integration, Conveyor belt sushi, Local, Sustainable, Environmentally friendly
Production Technology: Cypress wood, granite skin, night pearl antique surface, incense fir, H-shaped steel, wood grain aluminum grille, Ukiyo-e output map, wood grain brick, rust plate, cola stone
Design Challenge: The original site was an abandoned old building, lacking of bearing capacity, we retains the main body of the building and uses reinforcement methods. Local beams and columns are fixed with irons while the entire structure becomes stronger by using H-shaped steel. All the pipelines are reconfigured, breaking away the conventional Japanese-style architecture and successfully bringing out the unique features.
Research: How to regenerate existing an abandoned old building and inject fashion elements into it with both functionality and traditional style. Make the work conform to the main spirit of its brand, for the research purpose of this case.
Inspiration: This project is located in Chiayi City, Taiwan. It is a Japanese style conveyor belt sushi restaurant. We preserve the original Japanese architecture and integrate it with local elements and Japanese style dining culture to make a dining space that is full of story. With the main concept of "local, sustainable and eco-friendly", we draws on the local most famous Alishan mountain landscape and the characteristics of the forestry settlement, while blending into the essence of Japanese dining culture.
Project Duration: The project design started in June 2018, completed in December 25, 2019 in Chiayi City, Taiwan
Operation Flow: With the concept of "handling complexity by simplicity," the restaurant interprets sustainability through reinforcement methods to stabilize the structure. The exterior draws the local natural landscape, exploring the harmony between human and nature, and the Japanese "shaded" aesthetic. As Japanese Ukiyo-e "the Kanagawa Surfing" throughout the interior, it reflects the Japanese cuisine background and presents a fresh dining experience.
Team Members: SU,CHIUNG-HSU: Architect / Designer
SU,CHIUNG-HSU: Creative Director
CHIOU,YU-JR: Designer
WEI TSUNG-JU: Designer Assistant
Image Credits: Image#1:Photographer Jian Ren-Yi, zendo, 2020.
Image#2:Photographer Jian Ren-Yi, zendo, 2020.
Image#3:Photographer Jian Ren-Yi, zendo, 2020.
Image#4:Photographer Jian Ren-Yi, zendo, 2020.
Image#5:Photographer Jian Ren-Yi, zendo, 2020.