By separating the main-building and the annex by the pond, the annex private-room value is emphasized being visible but inaccessible because the sloping over the pond connects the counter to the annex only for service.
Precious materials, as Japanese cypressum, were imported with the aim to differentiate the restaurant from the local “copies” of a typical sushi restaurant.
Sushi Restaurant, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Architect: Joe Chikamori
Contractor: 07BEACH+Nguyen Phung Duy Bao
Timber supplier: MUKU
Floor area: 79.2 sqm
Completion: 2014