Koichi Takada Architects

Cave Restaurant

Cave Restaurant
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CAVE RESTAURANT

Koichi Takada Architects

PROJECT TEAM
Koichi Takada, Robert Chen

CONSTRUCTION
Bonar Interiors

PHOTOGRAPHS
Sharrin Rees

YEAR
2009

LOCATION
Maroubra, Sydney, Australia

Text description provided by architect.

We aim to change the way we eat and chat in restaurants.

Cave Restaurant
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Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees

The acoustic quality of restaurants contributes to the comfort and enjoyment of a dining experience.

We have experimented with noise levels in relation to the comfort of dining and the ambience a cave like environment can create.

The timber profiles generate a sound studio atmosphere, and a pleasant ‘noise’ of dining conversation, offering a more intimate experience as well as a visually interesting and complex surrounding.

Cave Restaurant
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Cave Restaurant
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Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees

The series of acoustic curvatures were tested and developed with computer modelling and each ‘timber grain’ profile has been translated and cut from computer-generated 3-D data, using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology.


Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees
Cave Restaurant
© Sharrin Rees


Cave Restaurant
Floor & Ceiling Plan


Cave Restaurant
Acoustic Timber Set Out
Cave Restaurant
Section

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