N_1221 | Masaru Ito

The restaurant serves grilled vegetables and other dishes making the most of the taste of the ingredients from choice localities. The project is a former private home renovated and into a cozy restaurant based on the themes of "ecology" and "naturalness".

Its old structure was reinforced with all the partitioning walls removed. New walls and rooms were set up in consideration of the number of customers the establishment has. The building faces a road with a row of cherry trees along a river and the whole wall facing the road was replaced by a huge window in order for customers to enjoy seasonal changes of the landscape.

The keyword for the furniture is "recycling". Besides using used furniture, chairs and tables were assembled from the demolition waste and the chandelier on the ground floor made of a wheel from an abandoned bicycle became the icon of the restaurant. The open-style kitchen allows customers to watch vegetables being cooked. In pleasant seasons, a deck terrace is provided on both floors to enjoy open air.