A small sushi bar, which is part of the KIDO network, is located in one of the dormitory districts of St. Petersburg.

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Architects: DA architects

Location: St Petersburg, Russia

Architects In Charge: Boris Lvovskiy, Fedor Goreglyad, Anna Lvovskaya

Area: 80.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Boris Lvovskiy

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From the architect. A small sushi bar, which is part of the KIDO network, is located in one of the dormitory districts of St. Petersburg.In this project it was very important to make an interior that would instantly attract the attention of passing by and driving by public to a new place.

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As a basis there was a rather small and simple space. We wanted to save this simplicity and make the main emphasis on a really unusual, memorable structure.Thus, an impressive wooden construction was created, located opposite the panoramic windows, consisting of more than 400 volumetric triangles. Moving from the wall to the ceiling resembling a wave, it envelops the entire main hall of the restaurant and creates a "shell" of the space.

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Visually, we wanted to create something that provokes an instant association with the Asia theme, but without the use of direct references, which are so often seen in oriental restaurants.

Floor Plan

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