Saikai Izakaya Dizajn interijera restorana by Pang Ka I is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Unutarnjeg Prostora i Izložbi Competition Category.
BroncaInterijer· 2026
Saikai Izakaya Dizajn interijera restorana
by Pang Ka I
Client: Decologics Stuido
Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Interijer Category
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About Saikai Izakaya Dizajn interijera restorana
Saikai Izakaya je interijer restorana u Lisabonu, u Portugalu. Kompaktan prostor od 263,57 četvornih metara podijeljen je u 23 povezane scene inspirirane japanskim ribarskim selom. Gosti ulaze kroz tržnu fasadu obloženu slamom i prolaze pored bara, blagovaonskih pergola, zone za objedovanje u ribarskom brodu u prirodnoj veličini i stubišta s lampionima dvostruke visine. Modularni elementi, mekani keramički zidovi, starinsko brodsko drvo i cementni pod obojen kavom stvaraju patinirane teksture uz niske troškove. Modularni raspored usmjerava kretanje i poštuje povijesnu zgradu.
The Recognition
About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award
Saikai Izakaya Dizajn interijera restorana je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Saikai Izakaya Dizajn interijera restorana bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Saikai Izakaya Dizajn interijera restorana sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Saikai lzakaya transforms a compact restaurant on Lisbon's busiest food street into a cinematic "time-travel" journey of 23 immersive scenes. Using modular sets, soft ceramic walls, fire-treated straw, and a life-size fishing boat, the design optimizes space, creates storytelling flow, and balances immersive experience with sustainability on a limited budget.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Area: 263.57 square meters. The project integrates modular displays, a double-height lantern stairwell, market-style facade with straw and tiles, bar counter, flexible dining trellises, and a 1:1 scale fishing boat dining zone. Designed for immersive storytelling flow, the technical properties emphasize modularity, sustainability, and heritage compliance.
- Tags
- Saikai Izakaya, Immersive Dining, Cinematic Design, Japanese Fishing Village, Soft Ceramic, Modular Furniture, Sustainable Restaurant, Lisbon, Time-Travel Experience, Spatial Storytelling
- Production Technology
- The project employed modular construction, soft ceramic faux walls, straw facades, antique boat wood, and coffee-stained cement flooring. Budget limits required reconfigurable props, detachable furniture, and low-cost aging techniques, achieving authentic textures while ensuring safety, sustainability, and immersive effect within a heritage-protected building.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenges were tight budget fifty-five thousand euros, heritage facade restrictions, and limited material supply. To overcome this, the team developed modular, reconfigurable sets, used soft ceramic and coffee-stained cement for low-cost authentic aging, and created slim facade lightboxes. These solutions balanced historical context, technical constraints, and immersive design goals.
- Research
- This project explores how narrative-driven design can transform the limitations of a small restaurant into an immersive cultural journey. With a budget of fifty-five thousand euros, the team created 23 cinematic scenes using modular sets and sustainable materials. Research confirms that spatial storytelling enhances customer engagement, strengthens brand identity, and delivers measurable cultural and commercial value.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by an imagined Japanese fishing village where a samurai and geisha meet and reunite, the design translates this cinematic narrative into space. Drawing from Eastern philosophy on the fleeting nature of time, it invites diners to briefly escape daily life and become participants in a living story, turning a meal into an unforgettable journey.
- Project Duration
- The project started in February 2024 and finished in April, 2025 in Portugal.
- Operation Flow
- Guests enter through a straw-clad market facade and move seamlessly through eight immersive scenes: market foyer, bar, dining trellises, boat dining, and lantern tunnel. Each step reveals a new story chapter. Modular sets guide circulation, allowing diners to interact with the space, engage with narrative elements, and experience dining as participatory storytelling.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Huijie Zhao, Saikai Izakaya, 2025.
Image #2: Photographer Huijie Zhao, Saikai Izakaya, 2025.
Image #3: Photographer Huijie Zhao, Saikai Izakaya, 2025.
Image #4: Photographer Huijie Zhao, Saikai Izakaya, 2025.
Image #5: Photographer Huijie Zhao, Saikai Izakaya, 2025.
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