EASTERN FLAVOUR
Luxury vinyl from Parterre has helped to provide a design fusion where east meets west at a Japanese restaurant in the USA.
Yakitori Yuchan is an Izakaya-type restaurant located within short driving distance of California’s capital city of Sacramento. Izakaya is a type of casual Japanese drinking establishment, intended for after-work imbibing. It’s similar to that of a saloon or Irish Pub. An Izakaya-type restaurant also serves food, but unlike other Japanese styles of dining it offers small portions that are usually shared by everyone at the table.
When planning their new authentic Japanese restaurant, owners sought the assistance of designers at Benning Design Construction to achieve a truly blended aesthetic of American and Japanese styles. In addition to culturally significant décor and furnishings, design efforts for the 1,908-square foot construction project involved a close and careful selection of hospitality flooring.
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As a new construction project situated in a culturally diverse community, not to mention a college town, designers sought to achieve a careful cultural blend within the new restaurant space. Owners of Yakitori Yuchan wanted students and professors alike to be comfortable in the space. But they also needed it to exude a casual sophistication—especially in terms of the visual design, environment and function.
Inside the restaurant, the space moving from the bar to the dining area is long and narrow, but then opens up into the dining room and kitchen. To maintain that open feeling throughout and add more fluidity within the space, designers selected one single flooring product design in the restaurant as opposed to a mix and match of colours and patterns; this allowed for the space between the bar area and the dining area to feel more elongated. Designers also knew they needed to
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