{"id":203381,"date":"2022-12-01T10:33:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=203381"},"modified":"2022-12-01T10:33:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:33:27","slug":"ramen-shop-07beach-okinawa","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/ramen-shop-07beach-okinawa\/","title":{"rendered":"07BEACH Plays Games With the Design of This Ramen Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fields of white tile offer visual definition and orientation for customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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December 1, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Jesse Dorris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Yoshiaki Ida<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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07BEACH Plays Games With the Design of This Ramen Shop<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Kids aren\u2019t supposed to play with their food, but that doesn\u2019t mean restaurants can\u2019t be playful. For the Kaishin No Ichigeki ramen shop in Okinawa, 07BEACH brings video games into the culinary present for an 800-square-foot homage to nostalgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe design was inspired by those early video games which are drawn with dots, low-resolution, and uniquely familiar,\u201d says architect Joe Chikamori, referencing the ramen shop<\/a>. \u201cThe seating area for groups was designed to look like a game castle,\u201d while condiments are kept organized on pedestals like coins or prizes to be collected. A checkboard, waving like a pack of ramen noodles, defines ceilings and walls; the team crafted it of white tile on gray mortar. \u201cThe design is abstract, to some extent,\u201d he says, \u201cand the combination and the forms of these ordinary materials make the space unique.\u201d Let\u2019s play.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the entrance, painted wood cubes spell out the Japanese word for dipping noodles, the shop\u2019s signature. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Various arrangements of wood blocks form stool tops. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A noodley checkerboard expands across the ceiling and down the walls to meet blocks of white tile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Green carpet tile forms a playful seating area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The countertop is stepped to keep with the theme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Seasonings are displayed on white blocks atop the counter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fields of white tile offer visual definition and orientation for customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A pixelated window display and yellow neon signage attract attention, even at night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n