Our Architectural Works #4

Izakaya japonais à Tokyo

Un izakaya de plain-pied à Tokyo, où le bois massif, les murs de terre et un petit jardin intérieur apportent le calme d'une maison de thé à une soirée de cuisine et de saké local.

Symmetrical private room with red floor cushions and an arched niche, an intimate izakaya space in Tokyo.
A chef's counter beside a corridor under a radial slatted ceiling, a refined Japanese interior.

Un éventail de bois sur le comptoir

Detail of an ochre earthen plaster wall inlaid with maple-leaf motifs beneath a slatted ceiling, a refined Japanese interior.

Des érables dans un mur de terre

Symmetrical private room with red floor cushions and an arched niche, an intimate izakaya space in Tokyo.

Un salon privé en contrebas

Round paper window and a small interior garden at the threshold, looking toward the counter, Japanese architecture.

Une fenêtre ronde à l'entrée

  • Close-up of slatted cedar ceiling beams with a maker's mark burned into the wood, a detail of Japanese architecture.
  • Corridor detail with a charcoal-finish post and a budding branch in a bamboo vase, a quiet Japanese interior.
  • Corridor with a circular gold-leaf ceiling cove leading to a chef's counter, contemporary Japanese architecture.
  • Counter view with a framed calligraphy panel and hanging menu tags in a Japanese izakaya.
  • A chef's counter beside a corridor under a radial slatted ceiling, a refined Japanese interior.
  • Chef's counter facing an open kitchen with a calligraphy curtain and a red accent wall.
  • Live-edge wood counter beneath a fan-shaped slatted ceiling, expressive Japanese architecture in a Tokyo izakaya.
  • Close view of a live-edge counter with a basket of seasonal vegetables, a warm Japanese interior.
  • Warmly lit restaurant facade at dusk with a white noren curtain and potted branches.
  • Street facade of a Japanese restaurant with a white noren curtain and a stone lantern at the entrance.
  • Facade detail with a noren curtain and a window display of seasonal dolls at a Japanese restaurant.
  • Small interior garden with stones, ferns and a potted flowering branch below a calligraphy work, a Japanese interior.
  • Detail of an ochre earthen plaster wall inlaid with maple-leaf motifs beneath a slatted ceiling, a refined Japanese interior.
  • Symmetrical private room with red floor cushions and an arched niche, an intimate izakaya space in Tokyo.
  • Side view of a private tatami dining room with a raised wooden surround and sliding paper screens.
  • Private dining room with a live-edge table over a sunken floor, red cushions and an arched alcove, a warm Japanese interior.
  • Reception nook with a framed work and a slatted screen to a small garden under a gold ceiling cove.
  • Round paper window and a small interior garden at the threshold, looking toward the counter, Japanese architecture.
  • Table seating with checkered plaster walls and woven pendant lights in a Japanese izakaya.
  • Window-side table seating below a row of local sake bottles, lit warmly in the evening.