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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. IZAMA in Kyoto, Japan by Yuko Nagayama & AssociatesSeptember 2nd, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Yuko Nagayama & Associates Located on a center of Kyoto, along the historical street of Nakagyo-kuyou see a one storied Japanese restaurant “IZAMA” which is made of two parts, a cozy traditional warehouse and a large corner cut from a recently built hotel.  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates
 Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates The interior of the hotel part is partitioned with two kind of curtains, one is that of stainless steel copy of the Japanese bamboo screen and the other is that of arch-shape iron plate (4.5mm thickness) of which two surfaces are covered by Japanese white stucco (1.5mm thickness), which recalls the white wall of the traditional warehouse, the former partitions dining tables lightly with a transmissivity suitable for the restaurant and the letter partitions the interior the interior to make a few small spaces used for dining rooms. The iron plate was weight-saved mechanically and visually:namely iron plates was blanked with many disks as mechanical strength was less demanded for the arch-shape curtain and covered by with color producing a lightness perception as like white paper. The stucco covered iron plate has a only 8mm thickness and shapely cuts various spaces, the garden and dining rooms, as ultimately thin partition walls.  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates The large table in the central room emits candle-like dim light owing to the special paint that kneaded with brass powder. In the morning breakfast buffets are displayed on the tables. The central illumination is set to a suitable height to separate glances of people lining up in the buffet and those sitting in the opposite side.  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates The inside wall of the warehouse were finished by the Japanese black stucco and the warehouse ceiling hung 64 ceiling lights that were reflected by the black table underneath.Pitch-black darkness spreads in the upper garret behind the ceiling light.  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates I tried to vitalize a simple-designed construction with play of light reflected from surfaces of constituent materials. In the end the interior changes the atmosphere from time to time the depending upon external light.  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates  Image Courtesy © Yuko Nagayama & Associates
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