◆Introduction Esoragoto is very small Japanese udon noodles restaurant (about 15㎡) . And, it is standing eating style. This restaurant is located in Harajuku, It’s the most uniqueness and fashionable city in Tokyo. ◆The characteristic exterior In Harajuku, many stores were closed by COVID-19, and it change the town. In the first plan, the distinctive red exterior walls is painted gray color. However, many people feel strong affinity for this wall design, so we decided to preserve it as an icon of the city.
Our purpose is to keep it as the history of the memory, and adding element of new restaurant, such as goodwill, signage, and a standing counter visible through the window. That change a town gradually. ◆Arched counter cover the shape The plan is designed to respect the unique culture of a stand-up restaurant has. This unique culture has main three atmosphere. “A feeling cannot be expressed in words.” “The psychological distance from your neighbor.” “The heat that overflows from the kitchen.” We designed to cover those atmospheres with single arched counter, which is the main feature of the interior.
All surface of arched counter is plastered. It is visually pleasing by adding rice hulls, the material used to make brown udon noodles. In addition this counter have many functions, which is lighting for udon noodles, seasoning room, and tissue box. We intentionally left the existing pillars as they are, and it express the scale of Japanese wooden architecture. This design is composed of unique shape and Japanese architectures scale.
◆Introduction Esoragoto is very small Japanese udon noodles restaurant (about 15㎡) . And, it is standing eating style. This restaurant is located in Harajuku, It’s the most uniqueness and fashionable city in Tokyo. ◆The characteristic exterior In Harajuku, many stores were closed by COVID-19, and it change the town. In the first plan, the distinctive red exterior walls is painted gray color. However, many people feel strong affinity for this wall design, so we decided to preserve it as an icon of the city.
Our purpose is to keep it as the history of the memory, and adding element of new restaurant, such as goodwill, signage, and a standing counter visible through the window. That change a town gradually. ◆Arched counter cover the shape The plan is designed to respect the unique culture of a stand-up restaurant has. This unique culture has main three atmosphere. “A feeling cannot be expressed in words.” “The psychological distance from your neighbor.” “The heat that overflows from the kitchen.” We designed to cover those atmospheres with single arched counter, which is the main feature of the interior.
All surface of arched counter is plastered. It is visually pleasing by adding rice hulls, the material used to make brown udon noodles. In addition this counter have many functions, which is lighting for udon noodles, seasoning room, and tissue box. We intentionally left the existing pillars as they are, and it express the scale of Japanese wooden architecture. This design is composed of unique shape and Japanese architectures scale.