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EmanoN

Specialnormal / Shin Takahashi

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Restaurant
6.10
5.96
6.66
5.33
6.01
David Kulen
David Kulen Creative Director at Powerplant
7
6
7
5
6.25
Ludmila Machado
Ludmila Machado Founder at Aurora Design
6.8
5
6.6
5
5.85
Isabelle Kievenheim
Isabelle Kievenheim Head of Store Development at & Other Stories H&M Group
6
8
8
6
7
Luca Macri
Luca Macri Partner at Lamatilde
6
7
7
5
6.25
Mark Timo
Mark Timo Founder at De Interieur Club
7
5
7
5
6
Filip Milovanovic
Filip Milovanovic Design Director at Yabu Pushelberg
This project discusses the idea of...
5.5
5
6.5
5
5.5
Weiping Lin
Weiping Lin Founder and Design Director at Lin Wei Ping Design Consulting
7
6
8
5
6.5
Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith Associate Designer at M Moser Associates
7
7
7
5
6.5
Apoorva Shroff
Apoorva Shroff Founder at lyth Design
5.86
4.65
5
5
5.13
Terry Xu
Terry Xu Chief Designer at Masanori Design Studio
6
7
6
5
6
Drew Gilbert
Drew Gilbert Design Manager at OBMI
6.26
5.54
5.7
5.94
5.86
Liyu Xue
Liyu Xue Founder and Creative Director at Staay
Effortlessly minimal yet rich in te...
7
8
8
7
7.5
Marcel Häusler
Marcel Häusler Creative Director at Karl Anders
5
6
6
5
5.5
Alessandro Ranaldi
Alessandro Ranaldi Head of Workplace Consultancy at Foster and Partners
6.5
6
7
5.5
6.25
Juan Alberto Andrade
Juan Alberto Andrade Founder at Juan Alberto Andrade
6.84
7.39
7.85
7.87
7.49
Llisa Demetrios
Llisa Demetrios Chief Curator at The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity
6
6
7
5
6
Yuan Jiang
Yuan Jiang Cofounder at Soda
4
4
6
5
4.75
Yuanman Huang
Yuanman Huang Cofounder and Creative Designer at GS Design
4.01
3.7
4.22
3.7
3.91
Client
Hidenori Shinya
Floor area
77 ㎡
Completion
2023
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A latest design for the newly opened invite only restaurant, EmanoN. This restaurant cannot be categorized in any genre : Every dish is always prepared and presented with its distinctive philosophy. This space was designed to represent the owners’ philosophy and the authenticity of his dishes.

From the alleyway of Hatchobori, passing through the landmark noren (curtain), an approach with a sense of serenity emerges like inviting guests to the very special experience. At the bottom of the alley, a special room for fermentation and wine cellar welcome guests.

As you walk through stainless doors, which seemingly refuse to enter, a space lightened by very warm lighting welcomes guests together with a beautifully applied nuanced plaster wall surrounded in a calming sound.

The owner personally brought in the wood from Kagoshima, and used a single piece of wood for the large counter and the table. Also, a special featured wood, which is normally used as a Japanese alcove post was used for the legs and tops of the tables. All furniture that guests touch were dyed in black to give it strength and presence.

The restaurant has become a quiet yet passionate restaurant with comfortable light and space, which make each dish more beautiful and nourishing and guests enjoy every minute of experience at the space.