Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020
This restaurant interior presents a view scanning from foreground to background through a dramatically lit space. Beginning at the bottom of the composition, the floor consists of large rectangular panels arranged in a grid pattern, each panel glowing with soft pink and rose-colored light, creating warmth like sunrise reflecting on still water. Dark lines define the boundaries between panels, establishing a geometric rhythm that extends across the full width of the image. The surface appears smooth and luminous, suggesting polished material with internal illumination that would feel cool and sleek underfoot. Moving upward through the middle ground, a horizontal band of glowing screens stretches across the center, divided into rectangular sections by dark vertical and horizontal frames reminiscent of traditional paper screens. These screens radiate intense warm light in shades of amber, orange, and golden yellow, like afternoon sunlight streaming through honey or the warm glow of candlelight amplified. Behind these luminous screens, visible as a dark silhouette against the golden glow, sits a figure in what appears to be traditional flowing garments, their form suggesting a person kneeling or seated in formal posture, creating a mysterious presence that anchors the composition with human scale and cultural resonance. Above this illuminated band rises a commanding wall surface in deep magenta-crimson, a rich saturated color suggesting aged wine or deep roses, with a matte finish that absorbs light and creates visual weight. To the far left, a vertical rectangular opening reveals a stairway bathed in warm tangerine light, suggesting passage and spatial continuation beyond this primary room. The ceiling above disappears into near-complete darkness, creating a sense of boundless height. The overall atmosphere evokes contemplative stillness, ceremonial formality, and theatrical mystery, with temperatures ranging from the cool pink floor through the intense warmth of the central screens.
Omakase is a kaiseki cuisine which can attract one's eyes at the moment when one entering the door. Started with the design concept of sakura and dew, the sakura petals and dewdrops are combined in the glass partition in a creative way, achieving a virtual-real synthesis and crystal-clear decorative effects. The adoption of decorative materials is based on environmental protection consideration.