stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
all images courtesy of stile

 

 

 

located under a railroad overpass, the new ‘shyo ryu ken’ ramen shop by japanese architect ietsugu ohara from stile, provides a gathering place for the community. the surrounding business district and downtown location of the site in kyobashi, osaka in japan, required for the entrance to open to the sideway, enabling an easy flow into the restaurant from the street. the ‘house within a house’ design is influenced by ‘nagaya’ a traditional japanese tenement style, different shaped triangular roofs inside the shop form to make each table look like its own dining room. the side remains open to connect the customer with the center of the room and the rest of the kitchen activity. constructed from a wooden framework using plyboard and plastering as a finish, traditional japanese materials were used to create the simple structure.

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
view towards the hall from the entrance door

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
the open kitchen interacts with the dining room

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
view towards nagaya from the entrance hall

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
aerial view of the hall

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
view towards nagaya from the big table

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
detail view of nagaya

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
plan and section

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
process

 

 

stile inserts nagaya structure into japanese ramen restaurant
perspective

 

 

project info:

 

name: shyo ryu ken, kyobashi
program: japanese noodle restaurant
address: 1-1-1 higashinoda-chyo, miyakojima-ku, osaka, jpn
construction type: interior and exterior, totally refurbished
clients: kihara inc./ceo kihara noboru
total floor area: 122.67㎡（in the kicthen 31.49㎡）
architects: stile/ietsugu ohara
construction: yaohousing inc./kenji kogaito
kitchen: taniko co,ltd./shinji higashi
lighting: maxray inc./hiroyuki nagatomi
decorative lighting: flame./kenichi kandatsu
completion date: july 2, 2012
photograph: hirokazu matsuoka

 

 

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