We create the Japanese restaurant “SUGIKI” into a secluded island far from the city and crowd. The customers would immerse themselves in the eastern aesthetics environment while enjoying the cuisine.
The public area of the restaurant adopts scenic motifs, creates “mountaineering” scenarios. Each private room has its own character, refined and abundant Japanese elements interpret the beauty of the seasons.
The façade is inspired by the sloping-roof of Japanese architecture. An 8.5-meter eave carves out a blurred boundary for diners and passers-by, while translucent metal grid mediates between internal and external.
We create a multidimensional space by interlocking the interior volumes. Upon entering the restaurant, an 8.3-meter-tall, curved aluminum installation overhead like descending waterfall, becomes the visual centerpiece of the restaurant.
The counter bar area is behind the waterfall, with 8-meter-long bar table can serve ten diners at once. The counter bar is surrounded by “cascade” and “creek” at the open void. We hope the customers can feel the inner peace and the beauty of the nature while enjoying the cuisine.
We design the ground floor and mezzanine by contemporary design strategy with eastern aesthetics, merges perse scenic motifs into the space, such as “peaks”, “cascade”, “spring”, “creek”, “bamboo”, to create the image of climbing mountains.
The seating area is located on both ground floor and mezzanine, provides privacy and separation with semi-height partitions. Walking through the restaurant feels like meandering along the mountain road, always immersed in the nature.
The restaurant is composed by countless delicate and intricate designs. Exposed-structural wine racks, landscape vignettes in corridors or staircases-these are scattered design highlights of the space.
Ten private rooms are on the second floor of the restaurant, with exquisite and maximalist craftsmanship and details to express the beauty of the four seasons. Each room is decorated with distinctive design concept, embody the imagery of “season”, “time” and “cycle”.
All tabletop of the private rooms is either oak or walnut, finished with lacquer paint that is smoothy and easy to clean. By adopting different lighting mode, it creates varied ambiences for daytime and nighttime.
The room “Spring” is the largest one with ten seats. The ceiling form comes from the traditional Japanese architecture. The room has richest colors, presents renewal and exuberant life.