Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio by Variety Enterprise Co., Ltd

Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio by Variety Enterprise Co., Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

AesInterior· 2021

Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio

by Variety Enterprise Co., Ltd

Client: Variety Enterprise Co., Ltd

Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio

Textus Libri: Sho est interior popinae Iaponicae in Kaohsiung, Taiwaniae, area ducentorum viginti metrorum quadratorum. Compositio spiritum Den Tokii persequitur, quae ex ryotei, domo cenandi Iaponica traditionali, hauritur. Tabulae cedrinae ustae et ferramenta metallica ingressum principalem efformant. Pavimentum ex lapide fisso lapidem in Den adhibitum revocat, et cancelli tenues iuxta semitam lucem et umbram tamquam hortum interiorem confundunt. Tectum ex harundine Taiwanica factum est, et sedes ab artificibus in Tainan factae sunt. Statio operis aperta plures coquos simul laborare sinit. Opus mense Decembri anno bis millesimo vicesimo perfectum est.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Sho Munus Primarium: Interior Popinae Compositio necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The head restaurant Den in Tokyo is inspired by ryotie, a traditional Japanese style restaurant. Instead of being restricted by traditions, Den connects itself to the world with innovation and a sense of humor. Taiwan-based branch Sho carries on the elements.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is 220 square meter.
Tags: Restaurant, Commercial, Interior Design, Space, Design
Production Technology: The yakisugi ban at the main entry may seem rough, but on the second look you’ll find that it connects with metal hardware beautifully, carving out a Japanese-garden-like entry in a modern architecture.
Design Challenge: Walking into the room, however, brightness and openness play strong contrast and tell a different narrative. At the ryotei a set of cypress counter lies, separating the space into dining area and working area. The whitewash lime wall and the niches show the essence of the space: simplicity. In a traditional ryotie, the working station is usually small and multilevel. Yet here in Sho, the station in opened up where chefs can work smoothly without bumping into each other. This also fits the new multiplex trend in Japanese cuisine.
Research: The celling is made of bamboos from Taiwan, reforming into a design that reminds the viewers not only subtle impressions of a wooden cabinet but also a sense of modern neatness. The seats with a Nordic style design are customized by craftsmen in Tainan. Different cultures blending in perfectly with each other in Sho, representing the exclusive spirit and the braveness to explore on this land.
Inspiration: True flavor is found in unseasoned food. Chinese writer Hong said in his book Vegetable Roots. However, this concept seems to be more practiced in Japanese cuisine.
Project Duration: The project finished in December 2020 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The slate on floor in intended to remind people of the Oya slates used in Den. Going through the path and then upstairs, thin lattices on the side blur the line between light and shadow. The route from entry to the entrance is an indoor teien experience, which represents the faint ambience in a Japanese garden.
Team Members: Designer: Hsin-Feng Lin
Designer: Chia-Yen Wei
Designer: Wei-Lin Wu
Image Credits: Image #1-5: Photographer Kevin Wu, Sho, 2020