Tori Tori Restaurant
Tori Tori Restaurant
1. March 2012
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.
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