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Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com. Yojisan Sushi in Beverly Hills, California by Dan Brunn ArchitectureJuly 21st, 2017 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Dan Brunn Architecture Dan Brunn Architecture created a surreal, minimalist space for diners to experience Yojisan Sushi in Beverly Hills, CA, through a narrative of allusion and light. This subtle surrealism begins with the façade, which beckons guests to enter a threshold subdivided by delicately intersecting planes. The transition from city street to refuge—chaos to serenity—is experienced on multiple levels. Instead of relying on restaurant design clichés, the architect elected “to step through the looking glass” with this design, upending ordinary representations of sushi restaurants. The result is a simple yet substantial visual array inspired by traditional Japanese materials, culture, and lifestyle.  Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe
 Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe Upon entering, diners walk under a top-lit floating carpet of leafy plants springing from the ceiling. This touch of greenery—along with a strip of river rocks—simulates a Japanese forest dreamscape. Counterbalancing the lighter design are grounding elements at the host desk and sushi bar. Composed of reclaimed oak and board-formed concrete, these high-activity areas exude permanence, echoing the exterior’s rustic materials. By combining fantasy with refinement, the designer modernizes Japanese restaurant traditions—bamboo, rock garden, bento—with abstraction.  Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe Beyond the host desk, two giant, inverted bento box-like light volumes with a reflective red finish hang from the ceiling to highlight central dining areas and provide an emanating glow to diners below. Smartly situated underneath these deftly hovering volumes lie custom-designed steel tables forged through the bluing process, which is also used to fashion Japanese cutlery. On one side, a translucent curtain, which softens the space and absorbs sound, allows the warm shades of an existing brick wall to peek through. Running opposite is a dramatic array of angled, floor-to-ceiling light coves evoking dynamic bamboo shoots. Each luminescent strand is clad with custom-formed cloth and plastic composite. This wall provides the main circulation artery and evokes the sensation of traversing a field of illuminated stalks.  Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe Other design choices successfully overcame the existing depth and darkness—typical challenges of store-front restaurants. In order to make the long, narrow space appear unbounded, airy, and spacious, an angled ceiling lengthens the area by forcing the perspective toward the back of the restaurant. Suspended bento box-like light volumes that draw the eye upward accentuate the space’s height and cast warm light on diners. Additionally, the streamlined furniture in a limited material and color palette keeps the restaurant visually harmonious and serene. Within a very limited space, the restaurant brings a surreal revolution to a city of tradition.  Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe Firm Los Angeles-based Dan Brunn Architecture, founded in 2005 by Dan Brunn, AIA, develops commercial and residential projects worldwide. Winner of a 2012 Interior Design “Best of the Year” Project Award and a 2008 Red Dot Design Award, Brunn utilizes provocative spatial choreography to harmonize light with volume. Brunn’s portfolio includes furniture design that addresses the needs of living room, bedroom, and bath with highly functional pieces that provide modern, sophisticated, and streamlined solutions.  Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe  Image Courtesy © Taiyo Watanabe
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