The growing sushi restaurant expanded to the neighboring tenant space from a small 1,000 sf to 2,800 sf.

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Architects: Synecdoche Design Studio, daub-lab

Location: 1801 N W Ave, Jackson, MI 49202, USA

Area: 2800.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Courtesy of Synecdoche Design, Cat Carty Buswell

Synecdoche Design Studio: Lisa Sauve, Adam Smith

Design Collaboration: Karl Daubman

Contractor: R.W. Mercer Construction

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From the architect. The growing sushi restaurant expanded to the neighboring tenant space from a small 1,000 sf to 2,800 sf.
Floor Plan

The entirely new layout provides new dining experiences through an expanded sushi counter, the addition of a bar and counter seating looking out along the large picture window wall.

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The whitewashed pine boards are used as an inverted interpretation of the Japanese wood treatment shou sugi ban. The dark charred wood texture of the shou sugi ban treatment is reflected in the tones of the furniture, tile and ceiling.

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This contrast in materials frames a strong geometric arrangement of the various dining and kitchen spaces.

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The co...