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Sushi Hibiki

Fumihiko Sano Studio

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entrance door - Sushi Hibiki
Sushi Hibiki
main counter - Sushi Hibiki
entrance door - Sushi Hibiki

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JURY VOTES
Restaurant
5.80
6.68
5.68
5.76
5.98
Laura Guido-Clark
Laura Guido-Clark Founder at Love Good Color
6.95
7.01
6.87
5.5
6.58
Nataša Stanaćev
Nataša Stanaćev Founding Partner at Stanaćev Granados
6.5
7.5
6
6
6.5
Hui Xie
Hui Xie Design Director at ACE Design
5.5
5.5
5
5.5
5.38
Maria Felicitas Navia
Maria Felicitas Navia Founder at OHIO Estudio
I liked the layout design and how t...
6
7.77
6
5
6.19
Matyas Simonyi
Matyas Simonyi Creative Director at Tom Postma Design
5.67
7
6
6.5
6.29
Shaikha Al-Sulaiti
Shaikha Al-Sulaiti Founder at Shaikha Al Sulaiti
6.5
6
6
7
6.38
Amalia Ramírez
Amalia Ramírez Founder and Design Director at ar_ea
6.3
7
6
6.5
6.45
Xinglin Lee
Xinglin Lee Founder and Creative Director at c.dd
6
7.8
5
6.5
6.33
Simon Hamilton
Simon Hamilton Founder at Simon Hamilton Creative
2
3.98
3.54
3.54
3.27
Matthew Senkowycz
Matthew Senkowycz Cofounder at Loom Atelier
5
7
6
5
5.75
Angela Lindahl
Angela Lindahl Cofounder at Yatofo Creatives
7
7.5
5.8
6
6.58
Alda Ly
Alda Ly Founder and Principal at ALA Studio
6.21
6.58
5.55
5.92
6.07
Roman Vrtiška
Roman Vrtiška Cofounder at Vrtiška & Žák
6
7
6
6
6.25
Shuhei Aoyama
Shuhei Aoyama Founder and Director at B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
6.4
7.5
6.5
6.5
6.73
Lyanne Oosterhof
Lyanne Oosterhof Senior Interior Architect at Mecanoo
5
5
5
5
5
Client
Hibiki Japanese Restaurant
Floor area
174 ㎡
Completion
2022
Budget
¥50000000
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Sushi restaurant built in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The client is an Edo-mae sushi chef who trained in Japan for 20 years and then traveled overseas. The client's request was: "Japanese sushi restaurants have a bright and tense atmosphere. I want a sushi restaurant that is not too serious, but stylish, like a bar, where people would like to go on their anniversaries". We designed the restaurant to give shape to this desire. The planning was very difficult due to the unique shape of the site and the large wall of the structure blocking the center of the building.

What is a typical Malaysian sushi restaurant? We designed an open and comfortable counter, a private room for VIPs, and a bar where customers can enjoy drinks before and after their meal, all in one restaurant.

We also went to various places in Kuala Lumpur to search for local Malaysian materials. Most of which are used for important parts, such as the wide and long countertops, solid wood such as nyatoh and barau for the tables, display counters, floor and wall surfaces, and broken granite and marble.

From Japan, an antique lacquered door was selected for the main entrance, while the bell cover and lampshade are made of beaten Japanese brass. The store is a combination of Malaysian and Japanese crafts.