Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo

<p>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.</p><br/><p>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.</p><br/><p>On the one hand Brazil represents an extraordinary lush landscape, while Brazilian life style absorbs and reflects this voluptuousness, always cheerful and full of color. On the other, traditional Japanese paintings, as well as the visual and dramatic arts, are full of references to their landscape. The art of flower arrangement known as Ikebana is one of the examples of this respect for nature deeply rooted in Japanese culture, and gives its name to the restaurant and inspiration to its design.</p><br/><p>The result is a sinuous landscape created by different program elements or islands. On the one hand, bars and kitchens are divided and distributed around the restaurant, creating intensity nodes spread throughout the space. On the other, guests are sitting in the interior of colorful bowls. These islands are embraced by a fluid space which meanders around the restaurant, producing infinite angles of vision and allowing the constant movement of the waiters presenting the food to liven the atmosphere.</p><br/><p>These Ikebana artistic arrangements look for the right proportion, composition and equilibrium among three elements: wood, leaves and flowers. The results are light, elegant and static compositions that simulate movement, premises in which our design will be articulated.</p><br/><p>The wooden element in our design comes with the spectacular ceiling designed as a forest of entwined branches, becoming one of the main protagonists of the space. The light crosses the ceiling projecting a warm tinkling of lights and shadows on every surface of the restaurant.</p><br/><p>As a counterpoint to the wood, the vegetal or green element can be found inside the display windows, acting as a curtain that diffuses the light and the vision between the interior and the street.</p><br/><p>In a lower proportion, but not less important, the necessary color element in the Ikebana arrangements comes with the tables. Their design brings an explosion of fresh and tropical colors: lemon yellow, lime green, passion red. Its organic shape reminds us of a petal and can be easily adapted for groups, producing a new color composition with each new table arrangement.</p><br/><p><img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18993" height="419" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1108-630x419.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18994" height="635" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/270-630x635.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18995" height="624" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/326-630x624.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/><br/> <br/><br/><img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18996" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/423-630x945.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18997" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/523-630x945.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18998" height="584" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/623-630x584.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18999" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/724-630x945.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19000" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/825-630x945.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19001" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/924-630x945.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19002" height="419" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1025-630x419.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19003" height="471" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1128-630x471.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19004" height="419" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1227-630x419.jpg" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" width="630"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19005" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/13.png" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo"/> <img alt="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19006" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/14.png" title="Ikibana Paral Restaurant by El Equipo Creativo"/></p><br/><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.archdaily.com/370913/ikibana-paral-restaurant-el-equipo-creativo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p>

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Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest

<p>Designed by <strong>Alexandra and Cristina</strong> from <strong> <a href="http://www.joocastudio.ro/" target="_blank">joocastudio </a>, Journey Pub</strong> is a unique bar restaurant, where every corner has its story. They worked on it with a great deal of enthusiasm, they put our creativity to a test inventing many installations and decorative objects with the main theme of the restaurant: “Journey”.</p><br/><p>According to the architects: The beneficiaries wanted to achieve a warm and relaxing atmosphere, with elements that have great personality, contoured around the main theme of the restaurant: “Journey”. We concentrated on finding the key elements and transposed them into installations and decorations.  The main spaces of the pub are: a saloon of 150 sqm, with a small stage where concerts and different events take place, two rooms of 55 and 30 sqm in the basement, where clients can play board games, paint or model, and a garden terrace with lots of green areas. The challenge was to decorate these spaces in different unique styles, according to each one’s function, while unifying them in accordance to the restaurant’s theme. For the saloon we chose sepia tones, desaturated colors and elements  that create a retro chic atmosphere. Without doubt, the handmade hot air balloons that float in penumbra, are the key element of this space. The circular soffit in the center of the ceiling has been transformed in a painted metaphoric compass that shows directions and real distances to some main cities of the world. The paintings also represent icons from the same cities, and the two walls with hundreds of postcards complete the travel story.</p><br/><p>While the ground floor is decorated in a more elegant vintage style, the spaces in the basement have a more playful note, with strong colors, cheerful paintings, and unique light fixtures made of hand painted teacups and kettles. The non-smoking room has easily gained the status of “the play room” due to the big painting on the walls with a perfect week-end journey, the swing chairs and the Nintendo game console. The vault room represented one of the biggest challenges of this project. We really liked the arched ceiling and wanted to emphasize it, while covering its quite visible imperfections. As a response, the idea of a dynamic butterfly swarm came up, directed to the exterior, to freedom. We added six directional led spots, which highlight the shape of the vault and creates beautiful shadows. The result was a dreamy atmosphere, completed by the warm and intimate light. The terrace is probably the most relaxing space in Journey Pub. The 250 lights that hang on the central corridor makes us think of a forest invaded by fireflies.  Four shutters reveal canvases painted with stories from the four cardinal points. Each wall is different from the next one, and wherever they sit, the clients discover many journey elements: postcards, hippie vans, airplanes, bottles with messages, lanterns and many more.</p><br/><p><img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16907" height="557" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-1-630x557.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16908" height="941" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-2-630x941.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16909" height="941" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-3-630x941.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/><br/> <br/><br/><img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16910" height="941" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-4-630x941.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16911" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-5-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16912" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-6-630x945.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16913" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-7-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16914" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-8-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16915" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-9-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16916" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-10-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16917" height="414" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-11-630x414.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16918" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-12-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16919" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-13-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16920" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-14-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16921" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-15-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16922" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-16-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16923" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-17-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16924" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-18-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16925" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-19-630x945.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16926" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-20-630x945.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16927" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-21-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16928" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-22-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16929" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-23-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16930" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-24-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16931" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-25-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16932" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-26-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16933" height="945" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-27-630x945.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16934" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-28-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16935" height="420" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-29-630x420.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16936" height="472" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-30-630x472.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/> <img alt="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16937" height="472" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Journey-pub-31-630x472.jpg" title="Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest" width="630"/></p>

Entirely Handmade Bar Restaurant: Journey Pub in Bucharest

Designed by  Alexandra and Cristina  from    joocastudio  , Journey Pub  is a unique bar restaurant, where every corner has its story. They ...

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