Kengo Kuma completes stilted Mikuni Izukogen restaurant with a criss-cross roof

Interlocking cypress-wood planks kind the roof of the Mikuni Izukogen restaurant that Kengo Kuma has perched on a rocky hillside in Honshū, Japan.

Mikuni Izukogen is situated on the Izu Peninsula, a resort space identified for its rugged seashores, luscious greenery and abundance of sizzling springs.

Kengo Kuma and Associates needed the constructing to look as a “cloud-like construction” amongst the encompassing panorama and hung out contemplating tips on how to finest join it to its hilly web site.

The apply determined to attract upon Kakezukuri, a Japanese development technique that entails utilizing pillars to offer secure assist for buildings set on steep slopes or mountainsides.

A sequence of slim metal beams prop up Mikuni Izukogen. The principle physique of the restaurant is constructed from glass, permitting diners views of the close by Sagami Bay.

Huge planks of cypress wooden – a few of which measure as much as 11.four metres in size – have been organized in a criss-cross formation throughout the roof.

Ace Lodge Kyoto reveals interiors designed by Kengo Kuma and Commune

The planks prolong past the restaurant’s glass partitions to create a latticed shade above the outside eating terrace. Openings have been made within the decking right here to accommodate the trunks of tall bushes which have been left in-situ on the hillside.

Diners entry the restaurant by way of a protracted flight of stairs that rises up from the highway. Inside, decor has been saved easy in order that the primary focus of the area is the dramatic view.

The underside of the criss-cross roof has been left uncovered, complementing the timber floorboards.

Sq. wood tables have additionally been dotted all through. Every one is surrounded by eating chairs with earth-tone seats, and delicate pendant lamps that look as in the event that they’re constructed from folded sheets of paper have been suspended from the ceiling above.

An open kitchen runs down the rear aspect of the restaurant.

Different just lately accomplished tasks by Kengo Kuma embrace The Trade, a mixed-use constructing in Sydney, Australia that is wrapped in ribbons of wooden.

Earlier this 12 months, the apply additionally revealed interiors it has designed for Ace Lodge Kyoto in collaboration with LA-based studio Commune.

Images is by Kawasumi of Kobayashi Kenji Workplace.

Undertaking credit:

Undertaking crew: Minoru Yokoo, Akio Saruta, Kaoru Guo, Ryuta Nomura, Kimio Suzuki
Construction: Yasutaka Konishi Architectural Design Workplace
Tools: Morimura Design