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Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן by Ryuji Kojo and Toshihiro Obata

Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן by Ryuji Kojo and Toshihiro Obata is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award אין בראָנדז in אינעווייניקסטער רוים און אויסשטעלונג דיזײַן Competition Category.


בראָנדזאינטעריער· 2024

Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן

by Ryuji Kojo and Toshihiro Obata

Client: Sushi koji

A' Design Award אין בראָנדז Winner in אינטעריער Category

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The Design

About Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן

דער סושי רעסטאָראַן באַניצט אַ פילקייט נאַטירלעכע מאַטעריאַלן. דער דיזיין איז אינספּירירט געוואָרן דורך די וואַרעמע פּערזענלעכקייט פון באַזיצער און זיין שטעלונג ווי בעל־מלאכה. דער קאָונטער איז געמאַכט פון גינקגאָ און פּאַדוק האָלץ, געשניטן מיט אַ ספּעציעלן בלייד און גלאַט פאַרענדיקט ביז די עקן, און די איבערבלייבענישן זענען גענוצט געוואָרן פאַר דער סושי ברעט. שטולן פון לאָקאַלע ציפּרעס זענען אַזוי דיזיינט געוואָרן אַז זיי זאָלן אונטערשטרייכן די אָדערונג פון האָלץ. וואַשי אויף די ווענט איז געמאַכט פון פּראָצעסירטן מאָלבערי, און אָרגאַנישע מוסטערן זענען באַשאַפן געוואָרן דורך גיסן גאָפון אויף דעם פּאַפּיר ביים פּאַפּיר־מאַכן פּראָצעס. די דאָזיקע עלעמענטן שאַפן אַן אַטמאָספער וואָס מען קען נאָר דאָ אָפּפילן.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award אין בראָנדז

Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן איז אַ געווינער פֿון דעם A' Design Award אין בראָנדז, אַן העכסט פּרעסטיזשע אָנערקענונג וואָס ווערט געגעבן צו אויסגעצייכנטע דיזײַנס וואָס שטעכן אַרויס מיט קרעאַטיוויטעט, דערפֿינדונג און קלוגשאַפֿט. בראָנדז-געווינער זענען זייער בקיאותדיקע און אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק קרעאַטיווע אַרטיפֿאַקטן וואָס באַשטעטיקן די ברייטע דערפֿאַרונג, פֿאַנטאַזיע און דערפֿינדונג-קראַפֿט פֿון זייערע דיזײַנערס. פֿון Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן ווערט דערוואַרט אַז עס איז אַ הויך געשעצטע, באַוווּנדערטע און ליבע זאַך וואָס איז אויפֿפֿאַלנדיק פּראָפֿעסיאָנעל און אינאָוואַטיוו. דער דאָזיקער געווינענדיקער דיזײַן פֿון A' Design Award אין בראָנדז פֿאַראײניקט די בעסטע פּראַקטיקן אין קונסט, וויסנשאַפֿט, דיזײַן און טעכנאָלאָגיע, און איז אויסגעצייכנט פֿאַר זײַן אויפֿמערקזאַמקייט צו דעטאַלן. Sushi Koji רעסטאָראַן באַפֿרידיקט באַדערפֿענישן פּראַכטפֿול, רירט אָן תּאוות, פֿאַרכּישופֿט געפֿילן און רופֿט נײַגעריקייט.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The sushi restaurant was designed using natural materials. There is only an 8-seat counter where guests can enjoy the sushi while watching the chef's work. The scrap ginkgo wood used for the countertop was utilized for the sushi board and cutting board. Chairs designed with the grain of the wood in mind, walls covered with original Washi, and signboards made of maple plates dyed by iron mordant not only reduce the waste of resources, but also create a healing effect with the use of solid wood.
Dimensions & Packaging
Floor space 24 m2
Tags
Interior, Restaurant, Sushi, Material, Japan, Fukuoka
Production Technology
Avoiding the use of industrial products as much as possible, original handmade Washi and solid wood were used as the main materials. Washi on the walls was made by processing mulberry, and organic patterns were created by pouring gofun (Japanese powdered pigment) during the papermaking process. The countertops were cut with a custom blade to smooth the edges, and the chairs made of local cypress were joined with double mortise and tenon to ensure high strength and durability.
Design Challenge
The challenge was to efficiently arrange the seats without making it feel cramped. We placed great importance on the design of "ma", a uniquely Japanese aesthetic that is expressed in Japanese architecture and art. The fan-shaped counters and ceiling design give the impression of spreading endlessly. On the walls with minimal decoration, a single-flower vase is placed, creating a relationship in which the flowers and the blank space enhance each other. People can feel more expansive than area.
Research
In working on the project, we considered "design as a brand". We extended the owner's worldview and spatial experience by directing a wide range of tools to communicate the store (brand), such as signage, business cards, and thank-you letters, using a space design approach and some of the materials used.
Inspiration
Client is a sushi chef who has worked at many famous restaurants. In designing a sushi restaurant that would open when he became independent, we were inspired by him. To embody his warm personality and his attitude as a craftsman who brings out the flavor of ingredients, we created a space that gently envelops guests with soft materials. The space, created while taking advantage of the original characteristics of materials, will grow in depth with time, fostering an atmosphere only felt here.
Project Duration
Completed in December 2022, Fukuoka city, Japan
Operation Flow
In order to create the maximum number of seats, the counter is designed fan-shaped. By doing this, creating a space around the entrance that separates it from the seating area, and also creating a gently changing scene in a space of only 24 m2. Guests pass through the door covered with cedar planks, change their minds at the entrance, and arrive at the seating area as if guided by the curved wall. They can enjoy sushi without worrying about the outside or the comings and goings of people.
Patents
Copyrights belong to STUDIO MOUN, 2023
Team Members
Creative Director : STUDIO MOUN
Architect : Ryuji Kojo + Toshihiro Obata / STUDIO MOUN
Constructor : Yasutsunegumi
Branding Director : Hanae Yoshizaki / H Branding Works
Graphic Designer : Natsuko Saka / TSUTO
Calligrapher : Mikiko Kayama
Lighting Designer : Ryohei Koyama / ModuleX
Washi : Kamisukishikoushitsu
Bespoke Chair : Wataru Sakai
Image Credits
Image #1-4 : Photographer Toshihisa Ishii / Blitz Studio
Image #5 : Photographer Airi Inoue

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