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RYÙ SUSHI – YUL
By : Ménard Dworkind architecture & design
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14e édition
Discipline : Interior Design
Categories : Accommodation, Restaurant & Bar / Restaurant ≤ 1,600 sq.ft. (≤ 500 sq. m.) : Platinum Winner
After exiting the stressful lines and x-ray machines at the security gates of Montreal’s YUL airport, you are immediately greeted by the warmth and tranquility of the RYÙ sushi restaurant.
The complex and repetitive pine ceiling structure instantly catches the eye of travelers. Mirrors installed on the back wall of the restaurant accentuate this repetitive effect giving the impression that the space is twice as deep. An angular counter articulates around the central kitchen block. Back-lit polycarbonate panels cover this block acting like a glowing lantern in the middle of the space. The sushi bar, treated like a stone monolith, is clad with ceppo di gre. with a grid pattern carved into the stone giving the effect of piled bricks.
A long banquette in tan leather wraps around the dining room supported by curved metal legs that sit on the herringbone oak floor. Texture was added to the long wall of the restaurant with “Shikkui”, a traditional Japanese lime plaster. Custom stools line the bar and were designed with a complex pivoting system where the stools rotate around the sleeve that supports both the backrest and footrest.
A long wall with refrigerators and shelving is dedicated to retail and takeout food catering to the travelers pressed for time. These shelves were designed with a structure of steel tubes that slide onto wooden dowels that protrude from a backlit polycarbonate backing. Folded steel shelves sit on this structure and laser cut tabs display the items price.
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Architect : Ménard Dworkind architecture & design
