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Article from issue 5/2003 »Interiors, Finishings«

Restaurant in Brighton

documentation p. 502 - 506
Architect dRMM Architects | Structural Engineer Michael Hadi Associates |

Drafts
1:20 Vertical section through facade/roof/furniture
1:200 Section/East elevation/Floor plan
1:750 Site plan

This sushi bar was superimposed on an existing single-storey octagonal, domed pavilion. The 3.5 m box-like enclosure was erected over the former structure, so that it now conjures the image of an Oriental lantern. The facade, hovering over a transparent glass plinth, consists of prefabricated translucent fibreglass elements and resembles a Japanese paper screen. The building is crowned by a strip of green-patinated copper panels. The eastern facade can be fully opened, allowing the internal space to extend out to an external terrace. The luminous-red soffit radiates out through a cruciform central roof light, bathing the space around the restaurant in a reddish glow at night.