Shiroyama Ilé-oúnjẹ by Ivan Krupin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
FàdákàInú Ilé· 2025
Shiroyama Ilé-oúnjẹ
by Ivan Krupin
Client: Shiroyama
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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The Design
About Shiroyama Ilé-oúnjẹ
Koko-ọ̀rọ̀ àkọ́kọ́ iṣẹ́ náà ni ìwọlé àti ìsopọ̀. Àpẹẹrẹ náà da àwọn àpèjúwe àti àmì àṣà ti àṣà Kazakh àti Japan pọ̀. A so kókó Ọgbà Àpáta Ryoanji àti Wabi Sabi pọ̀ ní ìṣọ̀kan pẹ̀lú igi mímọ́ Baiterek àti àwọn òkè Bozzhira tí a ṣe lọ́nà ọ̀nà. Àdáyébá àyíká wọ inú ilé náà ní irú àwọn òkúta tí a mú láti etí okùn, àwọn ìjókòó tí a ṣe bí àpáta, ó sì kún àyè náà pẹ̀lú ìmọ́lẹ̀ tí ó ń tan láti orí ilé irin, bákannáà oríṣiríṣi ohun èlò àdáyébá.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award
Shiroyama Ilé-oúnjẹ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ onípọ̀nlé lọ́nà àrà ọ̀tọ̀ tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele gíga jùlọ tó dára tó sì ń kan ọkàn. Àwọn olùborí Fàdákà jẹ́ àwọn iṣẹ́ tó ń tàn yòò gidigidi tó sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá púpọ̀ tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀, ẹ̀bùn àti ìmọ̀ràn àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Shiroyama Ilé-oúnjẹ yóò jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àgbàyanu, àpẹẹrẹ rere, ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun jinlẹ̀. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Fàdákà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tó hàn gbangba gidigidi tí a mọrírì tó ń ṣe anfàní tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Shiroyama Ilé-oúnjẹ jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ń ṣe ìlara, tó ń jí ìfẹ́ inú, tó ń mú ìmọ̀lára rere wá tó sì ń jí ìyàlẹ́nu àti ìyanu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The main theme of the project is interpenetration and interconnection. Starting with the name, Japanese translation of the name of the location, through the relationship with the nature of the rocky seashore on which the restaurant is located and ending with the interpenetration of Japanese and Kazakh culture, expressed in metaphors, colors and selection of materials and author’s elements. Each element in the interior has its own meaning and contribution to the overall harmony and atmosphere.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Total area of the restaurant is 286 sqm.
- Tags
- Shiroyama, Uniting, Culture, Nature, Restaurant
- Production Technology
- An interesting point is that to save money, CBPB slabs were used to imitate concrete panels in wall decoration. Characteristic local materials were also used, such as tabletops made of local Elm, and stones were taken from the shore under the windows of the restaurant. A podium in the center of the room allows patrons behind the bar to use regular chairs, eliminating the difference in height.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge when creating the project was the construction budget, as well as the remoteness and isolation of the city. The search for cost reduction and the need to use local possibilities and materials were the main problems when creating the interior
- Research
- An important point in the creation of the project was the task of immersing visitors in a harmonious atmosphere of the environment and showing how local nature and culture can subtly resonate with another culture. My goal was to give visitors a sense of harmony between Japanese cuisine and their familiar surroundings and cultural symbols, without going into design for the sake of design in the form of just a good impersonal interior.
- Inspiration
- I found inspiration in the nature of the Caspian Sea coast, on the shore of which the restaurant is located, and panoramic glazing allows us to strengthen this connection. I looked for themes in Japanese and Kazakh culture to combine them. Thus, the central composition personifies the sacred Baiterek tree, uniting the past, present and future in Kazakh culture, which is reflected in the stylized inverted sea, while other elements gently lead into the atmosphere of Japanese contemplation
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2023 and was completed in March 2024. Located in Aktau, Kazakhstan.
- Operation Flow
- The interior was created taking into account changes in natural light throughout the day. In the morning it is filled with sunlight and becomes light, thanks to the reflective property of the metal ceiling, in the evening the reflection of the sunset fills it with its own shades, and at night the restaurant is immersed in a cozy atmosphere created by accent lighting and a variety of backlights that highlight the architecture and interior elements.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Photographer Rauf Ismailov
Optional image #1 : Photographer Rauf Ismailov
Optional image #2 : Photographer Rauf Ismailov
Optional image #3 : Photographer Rauf Ismailov
Optional image #4 : Photographer Ivan Krupin
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