The Japanese Restaurant Imbere ya Resitora by Yohei Akao - Strickland is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.
IfezaImbere y'Inyubako· 2021
The Japanese Restaurant Imbere ya Resitora
Client: Strickland
Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category
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The Design
About The Japanese Restaurant Imbere ya Resitora
Iyi Resitora y'Abayapani ni resitora itanga ibiryo umunsi wose iri mu bwikubiro bw'umuganda bwiza cyane mu mujyi wa Nikko, mu ntara ya Tochigi, mu Buyapani. Uyu mwanya ufite metero kare 401 utanga sushi ya Edomae, teppanyaki, ibiribwa bya kaiseki n'amafunguro atangwa buri kimwe. Umuhanda muremure ufite urukuta rw'imbaho zibaganjwe zishushanyijeho ubuhanzi bwa Kanuma Kumiko werekeza ku cyakira abashyitsi no mu cyumba nyamukuru cyo kuriramo, gireba ku musozi wa Nantai. Amaseti ya teppanyaki na sushi, icyumba cya tatami, icyumba cyihariye n'intebe zo ku ndaro bizengurutse uyu mwanya nyamukuru. Hakoreshejwe imbaho z'aluminiyumu yashongeshejwe, inkuta z'umuhondo za Juraku n'urukingo rutukura rwabajwe rushushanyijeho ibimera byo mu karere.
The Recognition
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza
The Japanese Restaurant Imbere ya Resitora ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. The Japanese Restaurant Imbere ya Resitora biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. The Japanese Restaurant Imbere ya Resitora ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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