Samurai armour and Kanji characters inform Mexico City's Tori Tori restaurant by Esrawe Studio
A cylindrical, oak structure scales the dark interiors of this Japanese restaurant in Mexico City created by Hector Ewrawe's design studio.
Located in the commercial district Santa Fe, the restaurant is the fifth Mexico City outpost for Japanese eatery Tori Tori. It is on the ground floor of a corporate office tower and encompasses several dining areas and a Japanese grab-and-go shop.
Esrawe Studio has used dark walls, ceilings and floors throughout the 720-square-metre space, creating a black backdrop to pale oak wood details.
Photograph by Cesar Bejar
Tall glass walls enclose the restaurant, and upon entering is a bar and the grab-and-go shop. A wooden structure modelled on Esrawe Studio's Trama shelf design provides box-like storage for displaying the Japanese foods and snacks, and doubles as a divider. Photograph by Cesar Bejar
The geometric construction is reimagined deeper within the restaurant as a tall, cylindrical structure that scales a triple-height room. Across the grid, hundreds of pale wood panels are placed at angles for a fin-like design.
The cut-outs are designed to reference Samurai armour, whose intricate protective plating comprised small parts layered together. The Japanese shielding, used from the 12th to the 19th centuries, also featured a combination of metal, wood and leather components.
"Inspired by the subtlety and sobriety of Japanese craft skill, the serene and monochromatic atmosphere emphasises the scale of the space with two hanging ...
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