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