Interior | Italy
A tighter-site sushi scheme that strengthens banquettes, lanterns and a semi-open dining edge.
“Design is not about filling space, but about leaving perceptible clarity between function, circulation and atmosphere.”
The scheme compresses the dining room into a more compact footprint, using banquettes, lantern-like lighting and a semi-open interface to organise a faster dining rhythm.
The language stays consistent, but the distances between seats, visual boundaries and service routes are made more precise.
02 / Technical Facts
This interior project in Italy focuses on the relationship between arrival, service flow and the main stay areas.
Low-saturation material, continuous surfaces and maintainable construction details establish a stable commercial base.
Lighting is treated as a structural tool for circulation and atmosphere, avoiding decoration while strengthening the sense of stay.
03 / Project Images
A coiled bronze dragon hangs directly over the circular sushi counter, its scales catching every light in the room. Guests sit around the ring and watch the chef work beneath it — the entire restaurant is built on this single image.
The counter base is clad in overlapping fish-scale metal discs under a black stone top, set on gold-veined black marble. Light arrives from three planes — backlit slatted screens in arched niches, ribbed lantern sconces, and shelf-lit liquor displays — none aimed at the counter, so the dragon reads by reflection alone.
The ring of counter seats places the chef at the centre, cutting the service radius to a minimum. Toile-upholstered chairs at the perimeter absorb walk-ins, the dragon's low-angle view drives sharing, and the 150-square-metre room is tuned for high-ticket omakase service.
