Shiroyama 主要功能：餐廳 by Ivan Krupin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銀室內· 2025

Shiroyama 主要功能：餐廳

by Ivan Krupin

Client: Shiroyama

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Shiroyama 主要功能：餐廳

書籍文字：呢個項目嘅主題係相互滲透同相互連結。設計融合咗哈薩克同日本文化嘅隱喻同文化符號。龍安寺石庭同侘寂嘅主題，同神聖嘅獨立宮生命之樹以及風格化嘅波札拉山脈和諧地交織埋一齊。周圍嘅大自然以海岸取嚟嘅石頭形態滲入室內空間，將梳化設計成巨石嘅造型，並以從金屬天花板反射出嚟嘅光線，連同天然嘅物料系列，填滿成個空間。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Shiroyama 主要功能：餐廳是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Shiroyama 主要功能：餐廳將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Shiroyama 主要功能：餐廳是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

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