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Eerines and Dark Expressions of the Restaurant in Azabu-juban

Madani Matadian · March 30th, 2022
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A commercial building located in Azabu-juban has a complex terrain intertwined with plateaus and valleys. The site is also surrounded by steep slopes, retaining walls, and fairly dense trees. The unique topography of this land further strengthens the building and looks solid like a "guardian figure" that is feared by anyone who passes through the area.

A commercial building located in Azabu has a complex terrain intertwined with plateaus and valleys

A client told KOJI AOKI + AAOAA that he recently became interested in “cruelty”. For example, the issue of invisible terror from the pandemic that is sweeping the world has resulted in an increasingly homogeneous society. For this reason, through this collaborative work, the owner and the team present a tolerant space to question institutionalized values ​​so that they can restore the feeling that once lived.

the owner and the team present a tolerant space in Azabu-jubanInterior design is considered in the process of this project due to the commercial nature of the building. Thus, standard practice for these buildings is to maximize the flexibility of the space and furniture. Have done by utilizing the floor area and ignoring interior problems but focusing on the concept of exterior design

the owner and the team focused on the concept of exterior design

this building feels solid and heavy as shown through the body of the building

The exterior design concept produces an architectural model that seems to be lifted by the metamorphic action of the earth's crust. If you look closely, this building feels solid and heavy as shown through the body of the building, stairs, handrails, gutters, and plumbing attached to the building. The language of form is also very prominent in this building, seen in the concrete lumps that stand alone like stone slabs and abstract peeling walls. In addition, lighting fixtures were improvised through the exploration of the basic design.

exterior design concept produces an architectural model that seems to be lifted by the metamorphic action of the earth's crust

Interior design is considered in the process of this project due to the commercial nature of the building

The complexity of the exterior and interior requirements in a commercial building that will be rented is influenced by the surrounding topographical elements. The existence of slopes, barrier walls, and dense trees made this building look even more dark, even like an empty building that had been abandoned for a long time.

this dark-solid-and desolate building is expressed as a horror

Therefore, the existence of this building will give rise to various interpretations and illusions that lead to an architectural path based on logic. Finally, this dark-solid-and desolate building is expressed as a horror that defies simple understanding and evokes a kind of anxiety.

Plan of the restaurant building

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