rojkind arquitectos: tori - tori restaurant, mexico city

tori tori restaurant by rojkind arquitectos and esrawe studio
image © glessner group with artist guido torres

japanese restaurant tori -tori in mexico city due to its success is now moving to
a bigger location in polanco, mexico city, where architect michel rojkind of rojkind arquitectos
and industrial designer hector esrawe of esrawe studio have teamed up to design it.

the building’s organic façade and landscape were carefully designed to become an
extension of the restaurant creating a strong relationship between the inside and the outside.
each room has its own nature and shows a clear relationship with its function. the furniture
was inspired and made for tori tori and developed with a direct orientation through each space.
during more than eight months a complete collection of chairs and tables were created,
for both exterior and interior use.

the façade as if mimicking the natural ivy surrounding the retaining walls, is made up of
two self supporting layers of steel plates cut with a cnc machine and handcrafted to exact
specifications.

the facade’s pattern responds to the inside openings, filtering light, shadows, and views
that will constantly invade the interior spaces. an atmosphere enriched by the spectrum
of subtle changes.


image © glessner group with artist guido torres


image © glessner group with artist guido torres


image © glessner group with artist guido torres


image © glessner group with artist guido torres


image © glessner group with artist guido torres


image courtesy esware studio


image courtesy esware studio


image courtesy esware studio


image courtesy esware studio


image courtesy esware studio


image courtesy esware studio


tori tori restaurant by rojkind arquitectos and esrawe studio
image courtesy esware studio

project´s information
project: tori tori restaurant
city: mexico city
country: mexico
construction: 629 sq.meters
program: japanese restaurant
client: dr. katsumi kumoto kawasaki
design year: 2008
date of completion: 2010

credit list
architectural project_ rojkind arquitectos (michel rojkind) + esrawe studio
(héctor esrawe)
rojkind arquitectos
principal in charge: michel rojkind
project team: tere levy, agustín pereyra, raúl araiza, carlos alberto ríos, isaac
smeke jaber, enrique f. de la barrera
esrawe studio
principal in charge: héctor esrawe
project team: ricardo casas, basia pineda, ian castillo, karianne ryht, alejandro
castelao, jorge bracho
facade consultants: 3d studies - kokkugia (roland snooks, robert stuart-smith)

facade engineering: grupo mas (ing. eduardo flores)
construction: zda desarrollo + arquitectura (yuri zagorin)
lighting design: luz en arquitectura (arq. kai diederichsen)
audio & video project: ntx new technology experience
landscape design: entorno taller de paisaje
structural engineering: juan felipe heredia
m.e.p: quantum design
furniture: esrawe studio
kitchen:san-son
visualization: © glessner group
invited artist: photographer guido torres