Sushi Bar

Balfegó is the surname of a family from a small town on the Catalan coast who for five generations have fished red tuna in the Mediterranean. Today, Balfegó is one of the largest international producers of red tuna, as well as being highly regarded by the world’s most famous chefs, in particular the Japanese. However, the brand name “Balfegó” is largely unknown to the majority of the consumers. On this premise the Balfegó family approaches EL EQUIPO CREATIVO. The requisites of the project are to design a gastronomic space which will promote red tuna as a quality product and, at the same time, make the brand known to the general public. The Tunateca Balfegó, situated on the Avenida Diagonal, one of the principal commercial and communic... Mais

Kaze is a Japanese GastroPub and sushi bar that combines three venues into one: a contemporary dining room, a hip bar/lounge, and a landscaped beer garden. Our Bell suspended lamps, such as a lot of lanterns, offer a suffused and romantic light to the entire dining room. Kaze is eager to become a local favorite for the neighbors as well as the destination for adventurous foodies. We look forward to serving you soon. Arigatou gozaimasu! Mais

Opened a few weeks ago in Ibiza, Studio Gronda is behind the design concept of RestauranteZela; an Asian-Mediterranean fusion space. The kitchen in helmed by Ricardo Sanz – executive chef of the Kabuki Group (which has four Michelin stars) – together withManuel Campos Guallar and Abel Matutes; creators of the international gastronomic sensation TATEL. Studio Gronda has conceived the space as a prototype for this new international brand, which has its eyes on global expansion. ZELA is a type of nocturnal butterfly from Southeast Asia. Rare, and beautiful, it has come to represent the region’s unique spirit. For the interior design, Studio Gronda have drawn on Indochinese visual references, creating a magical subtropical garden in both the... Mais

Nobu Restaurant, a world renowned Japanese restaurant opened its new branch at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia in 2014. Acoustic comfort was a top priority for the designers and they wanted to ensure that diners had the best possible experience. Noise also had to be isolated between the various zones of restaurant composed of a sit-down dining, sushi bar and cocktail bar area. Soundzipper supplied Topperfo Micro-perforated plank products in Teak veneer for the ceiling areas of the restaurant ensuring noise levels were kept under control. The small size of the Micro-perforated holes meant that dust was not a problem and the final acoustic solution was both beautiful and highly maintainable. Acoustical partitions were in... Mais

Masquespacio presents its last design for Hikari Yakitori Bar, the second project from the founders of Nozomi Sushi Bar, located in the same district of Ruzafa in Valencia two steps ahead from their actual restaurant. After the big success of Nozomi sushi bar with a waiting list of 2 months, founders José Miguel and Nuria, together with their disciple Clara, decided to continue to study their passion for Japanese food. This time they wanted to introduce a totally new concept through Hikari, Yakitori Bar, traduced literally in a skewers bar that as well as his big brother Nozomi carries on the name of a high velocity Japanese train. Differently to the previous project the interior designed by creative con-sultancy Masquespacio, has been i... Mais

Meaningful Minimalist Design Elevates Umami Burger’s New Santa Monica and Chicago locations PROJECT M PLUS, a branding and architecture studio in Silver Lake, develops a singular, scalable identity to keep the Umami Burger brand in motion—the new Santa Monica, CA and Chicago, IL locations are the genesis. “Umami,” a word of distinctively Japanese provenance, is used to describe the elusive 5th taste; a nuanced and complex combination of salty, sweet, sour, and bitter. “When Umami came to us for a new concept to unify their brand, we suggested bringing the mystery of Umami to life. We wanted to create a space as purposefully composed as their mouth-watering recipes. Using a 360-brand approach, we filtered traditional Japanese design qu... Mais

The brief was to use the largest area in the centre of Khan Market in NCR, and design a place for the community amidst an existing structure, where a lot of people can meet and come together.This was a unique opportunity, to design an extremely large space with multiple challenges in the heart of the posh market in central Delhi.Adopting a contemporary design approach for an independent nation within the domain of the colonial heritage and enlivening the resurgent industrial spirit of a newly independent country as Nehru envisioned, an array of spaces is designed through different sections, both for individual spaces and sizable sections for larger gatherings. Planned in a dynamic manner, the space recreates the post-independence era which... Mais

The empty space in the basement of Holbein’s renowned restaurant at the Städl Museum in Frankfurt has been transformed into a sushi bar with a few selected additions. The materials used here fuse together, interrelating just like the individual layers that make up the flesh of a fish. The pale timber floor-to-ceiling slatted cladding was developed based on this core idea. According to PSLAB’s lighting concept, built-in spotlights are located between the ceiling slats. The Japanese dishes are prepared in-situ at the white Carrara marble counter. The work surface is separated from diners by a narrow panel of smoked glass. A shelf with backlit stamped-metal ornaments hangs behind the bar. The sushi bar complements the historic setting of Holbe... Mais

THE CONCEPT The Ikibana restaurant offers a fusion of Japanese and Brazilian gastronomies, two cultures that seem so antagonistic: quiet and minimalist the first, exuberant and bustling the second. One of the biggest conceptual challenges during the design of the restaurant was finding shared singularities between these two cultures. Being a great challenge, it also became the leitmotif of the project, as we discovered that the landscape was an extremely important element in both cultures, and we decided to extol this element in the design of the space and create an artificial landscape. On the one hand Brazil represents an extraordinary lush landscape, while Brazilian life style absorbs and reflects this voluptuousness, always cheerful an... Mais

Designed by David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, Nobu Las Vegas is lit by a breathtaking wave of cloud softlight mobiles flowing overhead. Against the dark backdrop, the mobiles appear to float without constraint and have a continuous, subtle rhythm as move in the air currents flowing around the dining area.The cloud softlight mobiles descend from the tall ceilings to balance above clientele in the main dining area, giving the very large restaurant (11,200 square feet and over 300 seats) an intimate feel. To further refine the desired mood, the lights are always dimmed; Rockwell specified very exact lighting levels for the space – to be lit exactly 50% of their full brightness during all dining hours. cloud’s distinctive form and visual promi... Mais

Mexico D.F. is developing new and extraordinary urban interventions with the aim of utilizing the existing cavities with potential. In this case the “Mercado Morera” located below one of the most congested freeways becomes one of the great examples of this ongoing scene. Yumi-Yumi is a brand new concept for Japanese cuisine; the client hired us to design an integral project including the brand identity. The design proposal had the objective of being easily replicated in multiple locations. TDDA partnered with Diego Leyva, Creative Director of Nhomada to develop the graphic design, we worked through a multidisciplinary process to engage the industrial design, typographies and architecture. The result transforms the typical sushi bar and inte... Mais

Carlo Berarducci Architecture reproduces the suggestion of the temples of Kyoto in a restaurant in Rome. The project for a Japanese restaurant in Rome is inspired by the walkways in the forest bordered by the succession of black and glossy orange-red wooden portals, which lead to the temples of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, of which reproduces colors and suggestions. “One of the most beautiful things in the world that I could not bring to mind the time when an opportunity was given to remake the interiors of my favorite Japanese restaurant in Rome”. Zen Sushi was the first Japanese restaurant to bring in Italy the Kaiten, the particular conveyor belt to serve freshly prepared sushi on colored saucers indicating prices. On the tenth anniver... Mais

Refurbishing project of Kotobuki Restaurant, a traditional Japanese Restaurant in Rio de Janeiro (one of the first Japanese restaurants), which had an outdated architectural line, very much below the quality of the products offered. The tables and the linings were obsolete and they didn't create the cozy atmosphere that it would like. The need to make a lateral expansion in the restaurant was an excellent reason to make a complete restructuring of the restaurant. The restaurant now has several different areas each with its own characteristics, such as the sushi bar and the reserved area for couples or groups. The interest was the refurbishing of the finishing items and the front of the restaurant, the expansion of the side area and a... Mais

Spanish creative consultancy Masquespacio present their last project Nozomi Sushi Bar. The project realized in Valencia consists in the branding and interior design for the new sushi restaurant from José Miguel Herrera and Nuria Morell, both passionate by the Japanese culture and specialists in authentic traditional sushi. The project in which Masquespaciobegan to work in January 2014starts with a previous study of Japanese culture and the origin of sushi. A study in which was involved the whole team of the Spanish creative consultancy to understand and represent the Japanese culture through the brand image and specially through the interior of the new restaurant from José Miguel Herrera and Nuria Morell. The brand name Nozomi was c... Mais