Itoman Gyomin Shokudo in Okinawa, Japan by Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

Article source: Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop 

The Itoman Gyomin Shokudo, located in Itoman, Okinawa was conceived with the aim of supporting and promoting the local tradition and culture through its cuisine.

The restaurant is covered in Ryukyu limestone and was constructed as part of a “masonry workshop” organized by the project collaborators.

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

• Architects: Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop
• Project: Itoman Gyomin Shokudo
• Location: Itoman-shi, Okinawa, Japan
• Photography: Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro
  
• Project Management: nano-associates Co.,Ltd.
• Food Direction: Ryosuke Tamura (Azabu choko)
• Landscape: Takio Inada
• Structural design: ASD /Ryuji Tabata,Takayuki Tabata
• Graphic Design: Isabella Testai
• Principle use: A restaurant specializing in local cuisine
• Structure: RC(partly wooden)
• Site Area: 473.49 sqm
• Floor Area: 83.78 sqm

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

The fishermen in Itoman often constructed their own fishery grounds by hand using Ryukyu limestone. For this reason, we adopted the traditional construction method of “Nozura-Zatsuzumi” to construct the facade with the help of local workshop participants. Using the techniques of their ancestors they have imbued the structure with the pride and love of fishermen.

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

The restaurant seating is raised from the ground level and creates a spatial balance with the sunken gardens that surround it. The single-slab flat roof on top of the facade functions to shield the interior from the hot Okinawa sun while the wind passes freely through the interior. By choosing to make the roof from a single panel, we hope the restaurant becomes a landmark in the area and contributes to a generous landscape rooted in the culture of Itoman, Okinawa.

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Nahoko Koide, Wataru Oshiro

Image Courtesy © Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

Image Courtesy © Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop

Tags: Japan, Okinawa

Category: Restaurant

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