Tori Tori Restaurant

1. March 2012

Tori Tori Restaurant
2011
Polanco, Mexico City

Architectural Project
rojkind arquitectos + Esrawe Studio

Project Team rojkind arquitectos
Tere Levy
Agustín Pereyra
Raúl Araiza
Carlos Alberto Ríos
Isaac Smeke J.
Enrique F. de la Barrera
Daniela Bustamante
Daniel Hernández

Project Team ESRAWE Studio
Ricardo Casas
Basia Pineda
Ian Castillo
Karianne Rygh
Alejandra Castelao
Jorge Bracho
Rodrigo L. Franco

Design Computational Consultants
Kokkugia
Roland Snooks, Robert Stuart-Smith

Construction
ZDA desarrollo + arquitectura
Yuri Zagorin

Structural Engineering
Ing. Juan Felipe Heredia

Facade Engineering
GRUPO MAS
Ing. Eduardo Flores

M.E.P.
QUANTUM Diseño

Lightning Design
luz en arquitectura
Arq. Kai Diederichsen

Audio & Video Design
NTX New Technology Experience

Landscape Design
Verde 360°

Furniture
Esrawe Studio

Kitchen
San-Son

Visualization
Glessner Group

Interior Visualization
Esrawe Studio

Photos
Paúl Rivera

Considered one of the best Japanese restaurants in Mexico City and due to its remarkable success, Tori-Tori has now moved to a bigger location in the same area of Polanco, Mexico City, where Rojkind Arquitectos and Esrawe Studio teamed up to make it happen.
Although the client’s requirements were oriented towards a Japanese interpretation, it was not literal, he wanted the place to have its own personal expression, contemporary and cosmopolitan, by enhancing its existing spatial conditions through different experiences, the new range of open spaces, its terraces, its sake bar and its own exclusive temple oriented at highly demanding sushi lovers.

Exterior View

‘At rojkind arquitectos we are very rigorous about experimenting with digital design as well as getting things built. That’s why we have specially focused on how to translate complex geometries into very simple and understandable drawings that benefit from local manufacturing, as is the case of working in Mexico City.’
Michel Rojkind, rojkind arquitectos

Facade detail

The façade, which seems to emerge from the ground climbing up through the building, 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.

Interior View

‘We seek in the project a chance for the users to link with the different ambiances and choose their favorites. Each space’s materials, setup and characteristics towards the furniture generate a wide spectrum of options and sensations for its assiduous clients.’
I.D. Héctor Esrawe, ESRAWE Studio

Interior View

The interior receives and follows the exterior with subtle contrasts. 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 where created, for both exterior and interior use.