The Japanese Restaurant Loko o ka Hale ʻAina by Yohei Akao - Strickland is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.
KalaLoko Hale· 2021
The Japanese Restaurant Loko o ka Hale ʻAina
Client: Strickland
A' Design Award Kala Winner in Loko Hale Category
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About The Japanese Restaurant Loko o ka Hale ʻAina
ʻO ka Hale ʻAina Kepanī he hale ʻaina ʻai a pau ka lā i loko o kahi hōʻea hoʻomaha nani ma ke Kūlanakauhale ʻo Nikko, ʻĀpana ʻo Tochigi, Iāpana. Ke lawelawe nei kēia wahi 401 mika ʻ huinahā i ka sushi Edomae, ka teppanyaki, ka meaʻai kaiseki a me nā kīʻaha à la carte. He alanui lōʻihi me kahi ʻupena hana lima i hoʻoulu ʻia e ka hana Kanuma Kumiko e alakaʻi ana i ke keʻena hoʻokipa a me ke keʻena ʻaina nui, kahi e nānā aku ai i ka Mauna Nantai. Ke hoʻopuni nei nā papa kaupale teppanyaki a me sushi, kahi lumi tatami, kahi lumi pilikino a me nā noho lānai i ka wahi nui. Ke hoʻohana ʻia nei nā ʻupena hana lima aluminuma i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia, nā paia melemele Juraku a me kahi papa ʻulaʻula i kālai ʻia me nā mea kanu kūloko.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Kala
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā The Japanese Restaurant Loko o ka Hale ʻAina i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā The Japanese Restaurant Loko o ka Hale ʻAina he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā The Japanese Restaurant Loko o ka Hale ʻAina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Nikko City in Tochigi Prefecture, about two and a half hours from Tokyo, located at The Ritz-Carlton Nikko, a luxury resort, overlooking Mt. Nantai on the shores of Lake Chuzenji.
A specialty restaurant that offers Edomae sushi, Teppanyaki, Kaiseki cuisine, and a la carte while being an all-day dining restaurant. Passing through the long corridor from its entrance, there is a main dining room with a view of Mt. Nantai, various seats such as a tatami room and a counter enjoying dining. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The total area of this restaurant is 401 square meters.
It has a main dining area, Teppanyaki room, Sushi room, private dining room and terrace seating area. - Tags
- hotel, restaurant, luxury, hospitality
- Production Technology
- ・ Aluminum die-cast lattice inspired by traditional craft, Kanuma Kumiko
・ Yellow Juraku wall inspired by the Shoin-zukuri
・ A red carving panel with the motif of seasonal plants that live around Lake Chuzenji in collaboration with a master of Nikko carving. - Design Challenge
- The most challenging content for us was how to replace traditional Japanese crafts with modern ones suitable for luxury hotels. Replacing materials from wood to metal and giving patterns a more modern look. Using various methods such as changing the scale of the pattern, trial and error was carried out to maintain modernity and a sense of grade, and finally the design was completed. It was also challenging to collaborate with the son of a master craftsman of Nikko Toshogu. After repeated discussions, we carefully derived the scale of the motif and the depth of carving.
- Research
- In design, researching on the "location" and "history" of land is very important. What happened in this place, what was happening in this place?
The town of Nikko, on a high mountain, in front of Lake Chuzenji, a place that used to be a summer resort. Gradually narrowing the scope of research, we carefully narrowed down the appropriate way of land. Ultimately, it should be the only space with a story that can only be expressed in this land. - Inspiration
- There are 3 design cores.
The first is "traditional Japanese residence composition" which has the corridor, tea room, Shoin-zukuri, and garden. The second is "Nature of Nikko". Inspired by the flora and fauna that live around Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, replaced with a modern interpretation, and used for patterns. The final is "Nikko Craftsmanship". A collection of master craftsmen from all over Japan during the construction of Nikko Toshogu, which is now a World Heritage Site, and as a result, various crafts that make use of this land-specific technology remain. - Project Duration
- The project finished in July 2020, located in Nikko city, Japan.
- Operation Flow
- Guests arrive at the reception as they pass through a long corridor of light and shadow woven by a lattice inspired by Kanuma Kumiko. The reception counter adopts Japanese tea ceremony, boiling water and inviting guests with tea hospitality. Further through the corridor, you will encounter a large space in the large main dining room, with a sloping lattice ceiling covered with indirect lighting. In addition, there are private rooms for teppanyaki counters, sushi counters, and tatami mats around the main dining area.
- Patents
- Copyright @ STRICKLAND
- Team Members
- Lighting Designer : WORKTECHT LIGHTING DESIGN & CONSULTANT
Art Consultant : ART FRONT GALLERY - Image Credits
- Photographer Yoshio Shiratori
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