在胡志明市的市中心Lê Thánh Tôn大街，设计师maoru maeda对现有的库房进行了“奇迹改造”，房间总共只有3.7平方米，创造了一个小得出奇的日本餐馆。目标是将其由库房变为打卡地，同时搞活周围闹市。
in the downtown area of ho chi minh city, designer mamoru maeda has undertaken a ‘miracle renovation’ of an existing storeroom to create a tiny dining spot. located on le thanh ton street, the space was previously being used for storage on the second story. measuring a minuscule 3.7 sqm in total, the room has now been transformed into a curiously small japanese restaurant.
Lê Thánh Tôn大街本来只有餐饮店、酒吧、游乐店、酒店等等，像是日本新宿歌舞伎町似的。尽管该店铺面向大马路，但因门面二楼作为库房，而具有无聊的外观。因此我们规划用其门面设计给行人打击，同时要充分利用其场所的优点。
Lê Thánh Tôn Street is like a combination of Shinjuku’s Kabukicho with restaurants, red-light businesses, bars, and hotels. This restaurant has a great location on the main street, yet the veranda of second floor was being used as a storage space and was very boring to the eye. We planned to leverage the second floor to create a more impactful façade.
我们认为国外日料餐厅有着两种模型。第一，经营者是日资，顾客大部分都是日本人。另一个，经营者是外国人或当地人，顾客也是外国人或当地人。虽然这家店是日资经营，但我们希望除了日本人以外其他的都要过来。于是采用了外国人喜爱的因素，营造出“我愿意坐在这家店里这个座位！”的地方。
Usually Japanese restaurants in foreign countries fall into one of two patterns. One pattern is a Japanese-heritage owner with mainly Japanese customers. Another pattern is that a local or non-Japanese owner serves mostly local or Western customers. This restaurant’s owner is of Japanese heritage but planned to attract non-Japanese customers too. We created a place with the elements non-Japanese like, for example, by creating seats they want to sit in, etc.
我们以“武士领主的切腹自杀”为设计主题，表现武士领主在自己的房间里自杀时的悲哀。采用了金色作为财主的象征；红色作为表现悔恨和悲哀的血液；刀剑作为艺术作品。劈竹子，里面设置了红色的LED灯，用艺术品表现切腹自杀。家具采用了古董材料，通过演出时代性，我们想抓住外国人心理。另外，为了于Lê Thánh Tôn大街铺设打卡地，我们打造出行人不由得拍个照的地方。如果这里成为约会点的标志，除了该店铺整条路都会热闹，也能产生相乘效果。
The design theme is “seppuku of the lord.” We expressed the emotions a lord would have when he takes his own life in his own room. Gold represents wealth, while red expresses regret and the pain of sadness, while also being the color of blood. Katanas are also used as objects. We split bamboo and inserted a red light into them to express seppuku via art also. The furniture is made of antique materials to create a feeling of the era and also appeal to non-Japanese. By creating a photo spot on the outside of the restaurant, we created an Instagrammable spot on Lê Thánh Tôn Street. If it becomes a meeting spot, not only will the restaurant reap the benefits, but so will the entire street, creating a synergetic effect. The renovation of this 3.3 m2 space evolved what used to be just storage into the most interesting spot on Lê Thánh Tôn Street.
主要项目信息
项目名称：JAPANESE RESTAURANT Robata Dining AN
项目位置：越南胡志明
项目类型：餐饮空间/日料餐厅
项目面积：3.7㎡
完成时间：2020.01
设计公司：SEMBA VIETNAM（Mamoru Maeda）
摄影：DeconPhotoStudio Hiroyuki Oki
