Golden A' Design Award Winner 2017
Prism Design's Suigetsu Japanese Restaurant reveals an interior environment of profound atmospheric sophistication where luminous warmth emerges from a systematic arrangement of backlit rectangular panels set within dark gridded frameworks that define the enclosing walls and create a distinctive visual rhythm across the spatial envelope. The compositional architecture operates through a one-point perspective system with the central vanishing point drawing the eye deep into the restaurant interior where the checkerboard pattern of illuminated and dark glass panels creates a mesmerizing visual cadence. The chromatic palette demonstrates remarkable restraint, operating within a tonal range that juxtaposes warm amber and honey-gold luminosity from the backlit panels against the cool obsidian black of the polished floor, metal frameworks, and ceiling infrastructure. Pendant globe lights descend from the darkened ceiling at irregular intervals, their spherical glass forms creating secondary points of warm incandescence that punctuate the upper register while reflecting as ethereal orbs upon the mirror-like floor surface below. The spatial organization reveals careful attention to circulation and intimacy, with wooden dining tables featuring warm sienna and oak tones positioned along both flanks, accompanied by chairs upholstered in black leather that maintain the chromatic discipline. The flooring achieves extraordinary reflective depth, functioning almost as a still water surface that doubles the luminous elements above and creates a sense of vertical expansion within what might otherwise feel compressed. The latticed screens visible at the left edge introduce traditional geometric patterns that reference historical architectural vocabularies while maintaining the overall contemporary sensibility. Light temperature throughout tends toward the warm end of the spectrum, suggesting approximately 2700-3000K color temperature that evokes traditional lantern illumination while delivered through contemporary fixtures. The overall atmospheric effect achieves a remarkable balance between dramatic theatrical presence and intimate warmth suitable for contemplative dining experiences.
1. They combined both ChongQing and Japanese culture in this restaurant. Some of the features were coming from ChongQing's traditional culture. While Japanese culture also play an important role in it. 2. You can feel the varies changes of ChongQing's landscape by all the hight differences of the floor. 3. The plan arrangements combined Chinese Fengshui culture. 4. This restaurant can not be defined as a Japanese restaurant, nor a Chongqing restaurant. It absorbed the similar features of these two place.