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Tokyo Burnside

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Restaurant
6.11
6.30
6.59
5.32
6.08
Marc Verderol
Marc Verderol Head of Store Construction at Swarovski
7.5
7.5
7.5
6
7.13
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns Founder at Studio Nicholas Burns
6.39
8.53
7.23
6.2
7.09
David T’Kint
David T’Kint Founder at DTK Studio
7.02
8.06
8.16
6.09
7.33
John Naranjo
John Naranjo Creative Director at Arcadis - Callison RTKL
7.02
7.44
7.33
6.19
7
CM Jao
CM Jao Cofounder at Oft Interiors
7
7
7
6
6.75
Pallavi Dean
Pallavi Dean Founder at Roar
This project celebrates architectur...
8.56
8.71
8.85
5
7.78
Dimitris Karampatakis
Dimitris Karampatakis Co-founder and Director at K-Studio
Surprising ambience that stirs away...
7.75
7
7.5
5
6.81
Pepa Casado D'Amato
Pepa Casado D'Amato Trend Researcher at Futurea
5.5
6
6
5
5.63
Valentina Audrito
Valentina Audrito Cofounder and Partner at Studio Audrito Word of Mouth House
7.8
7.9
8.19
5
7.22
Ben Pashley
Ben Pashley Head of Store Concept Development at Magasin du Nord
5.84
5.75
5.51
5.75
5.71
Addy Walcott
Addy Walcott Creative Director at M Moser Associates
6
7
6
5
6
Bart Sasim
Bart Sasim Managing Director at Coliving Ventures
7.2
7.8
7.5
6.9
7.35
Krisztian Szetei
Krisztian Szetei Managing Director at Solinfo Group
6
7.5
7.5
6
6.75
Kammy Han
Kammy Han General Manager at Chengdu EGO Business Management
6.08
6.56
7.21
6.08
6.48
Bin Wu
Bin Wu Founder at W.Design
7
7.5
7
7
7.13
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Colour
6.45
5.87
6.65
5.07
6.01
Marc Verderol
Marc Verderol Head of Store Construction at Swarovski
7.5
7.5
7.5
6
7.13
Nicholas Burns
Nicholas Burns Founder at Studio Nicholas Burns
6.39
8.53
7.23
6.2
7.09
David T’Kint
David T’Kint Founder at DTK Studio
7.02
8.06
8.16
6.09
7.33
John Naranjo
John Naranjo Creative Director at Arcadis - Callison RTKL
7.02
7.44
7.33
6.19
7
CM Jao
CM Jao Cofounder at Oft Interiors
7
7
7
6
6.75
Pallavi Dean
Pallavi Dean Founder at Roar
This project celebrates architectur...
8.56
8.71
8.85
5
7.78
Dimitris Karampatakis
Dimitris Karampatakis Co-founder and Director at K-Studio
Surprising ambience that stirs away...
7.75
7
7.5
5
6.81
Pepa Casado D'Amato
Pepa Casado D'Amato Trend Researcher at Futurea
5.5
6
6
5
5.63
Valentina Audrito
Valentina Audrito Cofounder and Partner at Studio Audrito Word of Mouth House
7.8
7.9
8.19
5
7.22
Ben Pashley
Ben Pashley Head of Store Concept Development at Magasin du Nord
5.84
5.75
5.51
5.75
5.71
Addy Walcott
Addy Walcott Creative Director at M Moser Associates
6
7
6
5
6
Bart Sasim
Bart Sasim Managing Director at Coliving Ventures
7.2
7.8
7.5
6.9
7.35
Krisztian Szetei
Krisztian Szetei Managing Director at Solinfo Group
6
7.5
7.5
6
6.75
Kammy Han
Kammy Han General Manager at Chengdu EGO Business Management
6.08
6.56
7.21
6.08
6.48
Bin Wu
Bin Wu Founder at W.Design
7
7.5
7
7
7.13
Designer
Client
En One Tokyo
Floor area
93 ㎡
Completion
2021
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Tokyo Burnside — A collaboration with art collective Ghetto Gastro

Set atop a Family Mart in Harajuku, the heart of Tokyo’s street culture and art scene, Burnside is a chef-driven casual café and eatery by day and a restaurant, bar and lounge by night.

Creativity
Snøhetta has designed this intimate space with input from the Bronx-based food, design, and art collective Ghetto Gastro.

Using food to empower communities, Ghetto Gastro celebrates the Bronx as an inspiration and catalyst of global culture. Burnside builds upon this creative energy where the Bronx and Tokyo meet. Since their founding in 2012, Ghetto Gastro’s work to explore global food traditions has led to immersive culinary experiences produced with the approach of art installations.

Innovation
New York-style Bodegas, or conbini as they’re called in Japan, are a shared cultural experience of both Tokyo and the Bronx – the ease of takeaway and their ubiquity as neighborhood mainstays have cemented their place in the urban fabric of the two cities. The transition between day and night, café and restaurant/lounge, is a driving theme for the interior design.

Two intersecting arches create a well-defined café/dining area and kitchen while also allowing views across both spaces, blurring the line between front-of-house and back-of-house.

A dark material palette features amber-colored accents that reflect the changing light throughout the day while highlighting more ornate design elements such as the floral sculptures designed by Makoto Azuma.

Functionality
As Snøhetta’s first project opening in Tokyo, Burnside is a unique collaboration that has culminated in a flexible, creative destination for Harajuku’s artistic milieu. Whether hosting an up-and-coming chef, serving as a casual coffeehouse, or throwing a release party, guests will feel transported by this sleek intersection of Tokyo and the Bronx.

Sustainability
Designed and built during the Pandemic, the project was constructed using primarily locally sourced materials.