일본과 브라질 두개의 상반된 두개의 문화를 섞는다.
평온과 미니멀을 첫번째로, 다양함과 활력을 두번째로,
표현하는 알키바나 레스토랑은 이 서로 다른 문화를 섞어 퓨전음식을
제공하는 공간으로 재구성된다.
이것은 두나라 문화의 특징을 추출, 공유함에서 시작한다.
브라질 삶의 밝고 다양함은 일본 전통의 회화의 극적 예술공간으로...
이를 통해 레스토랑 내부, 천장을 구불거리며 휘감아 도는
우드밴드는 마치 거대한 숲처럼 공간을 감싸는 동시에
각 프로그램; 주방, 바, 손님좌석을 구분하는 기능적 디자인 요소로
표출된다. 이로써 일키바나 레스토랑은 거대한 숲을 투영하는
또하나의 자연공간이자 두개의 문화가 공존하는 드라마틱 스페이스가 된다.
reviewed by SJ
The Ikibana restaurant offers a fusion of Japanese and Brazilian gastronomies, two cultures that seem so antagonistic: quiet and minimalist the first, exuberant and bustling the second.
One of the biggest conceptual challenges during the design of the
restaurant was finding shared singularities between these two cultures.
Being a great challenge, it also became the leitmotif of the project, as
we discovered that the landscape was an extremely important element in
both cultures, and we decided to extol this element in the design of the
space and create an artificial landscape.
Architects: El Equipo Creativo
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Architect In Charge: Oliver Franz Schmidt, Natali Canas del Pozo
Design Team: Mireia Gallego, Cristina Huguet, Lucas Echeveste Lacy
Area: 260 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Adrià Goula
On the one hand Brazil represents an extraordinary lush landscape, while
Brazilian life style absorbs and reflects this voluptuousness, always
cheerful and full of color. On the other, traditional Japanese
paintings, as well as the visual and dramatic arts, are full of
references to their landscape. The art of flower arrangement known as
Ikebana is one of the examples of this respect for nature deeply rooted
in Japanese culture, and gives its name to the restaurant and
inspiration to its design.
The result is a sinuous landscape created by different program elements or islands. On the one hand, bars and kitchens are divided and distributed around the restaurant, creating intensity nodes spread throughout the space. On the other, guests are sitting in the interior of colorful bowls. These islands are embraced by a fluid space which meanders around the restaurant, producing infinite angles of vision and allowing the constant movement of the waiters presenting the food to liven the atmosphere.
These Ikebana artistic arrangements look for the right proportion, composition and equilibrium among three elements: wood, leaves and flowers. The results are light, elegant and static compositions that simulate movement, premises in which our design will be articulated.
The wooden element in our design comes with the spectacular ceiling
designed as a forest of entwined branches, becoming one of the main
protagonists of the space. The light crosses the ceiling projecting a
warm tinkling of lights and shadows on every surface of the restaurant.
As a counterpoint to the wood, the vegetal or green element can be found inside the display windows, acting as a curtain that diffuses the light and the vision between the interior and the street.
In a lower proportion, but not less important, the necessary color element in the Ikebana arrangements comes with the tables. Their design brings an explosion of fresh and tropical colors: lemon yellow, lime green, passion red. Its organic shape reminds us of a petal and can be easily adapted for groups, producing a new color composition with each new table arrangement.
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