Many people are following Takuya Kimura's "Tokyo Grand Hotel" recently, a history of an uncle's struggle for a Michelin restaurant. Several uncles, headed by Kimura Takuya, and Suzuki Kyoka, a 50-year-old aunt, these middle-aged people cook not only very exciting but also delicious food, from high-end fine dining that takes up most of the shots to ordinary curry With rice and fried dumplings, hunger is bound to happen.

Today happened to be the sixth episode of cooked meat. Grand Maison Tokyo, a "warehouse-style" restaurant located in the alleys of Meguro, Tokyo, was photographed in almost 360° without any blind spots. Let’s just talk about the decoration and design of Kimura Takuya’s restaurant.

01. The core of Grand Maison Tokyo: "broken wall style"

The core decoration style of Grand Maison Tokyo may be the "broken wall style" that is very popular in Japan nowadays. The rough cement wall is maintained, not the ultimate refinement, but a harmonious balance between roughness and closeness to nature.

Of course, the "broken wall style" of this restaurant is only the entry-level, which maintains the rough cement wall. The advanced version of the "broken wall style" also includes the deliberate old-fashioned style that is fake and casual. For example, every store design of New York perfume brand Le Labo is a master of advanced "wall-breaking style".

You can also see a strong "Japanese plot" in the products of FRAMA, a furniture and home design brand founded in Copenhagen. In the home of FRAMA founder Niels Stroyer Christophersen, the walls are painted like a construction site. The texture makes the space look honest and natural.

Why is the "wall-breaking style" so popular in Japan and even around the world in recent years? In the final analysis, it is because of the wabi sabi aesthetics. Accept imperfections and remain rough. The so-called "beauty" lies in this roughness. To a certain extent, this imperfect sense of wabi-sabi is also the key to highlighting the craftsmanship of shop owners and chefs.

Back to Grand Maison Tokyo, the restaurant space itself has many advantages. After all, it was selected by Sawamura Kazuki, another "50-year-old club" uncle besides Kimura Takuya, with great pains, and is hidden in the second floor. Floor, super high ceilings, lots of windows for good lighting, etc.

A large open kitchen is used, and a long half-wall bar serves as the boundary between the dining area and the cooking area. On the side of the dining area, an open cabinet with a more decorative function is made, where utensils and pickled items are randomly placed.

The inner side is equipped with many practical cooking equipment.

02. How to use the "wall-breaking style"?

In the most important dining area, Grand Maison Tokyo can be said to be the strongest learning case on how to match the "wall-breaking style"——

#1. ? You must have Light!

Regarding light, Japanese residential designer Yoshifumi Nakamura said in "Housing Reader" that light in Japanese has two meanings, one is "明かり" and the other is "lamp り", both pronounced It's akari, but it actually has different meanings. The former refers specifically to natural light and the latter refers specifically to artificial lighting.

Whether it is natural light or artificial lighting, Tokyo Grand Hotel has given a textbook-level design. The roof on one side of the stairs is designed to be fully glass with curtains. Natural light pours in from the sky, and the restaurant also gives people a sense of sanctity.

Similarly, the side wall also retains the design of several narrow and long windows. The light is projected on the rough and mottled cement wall, adding texture to the cement wall.

The design of artificial lighting is also unambiguous. Pendant lights hang high from the ceiling and are evenly distributed across the top of the entire dining area, allowing light to flow everywhere. At the same time, the walls are dotted with several Louis Poulsen pure white PH 1/2 wall lamps, which are soft and quiet.

In the corner of the bar in the open kitchen, there is also a PH table lamp of the same style as the wall lamp.

#2. Use of honey-colored wood

Compared with white walls and MUJI’s signature light wood color, undecorated broken walls are more suitable for heavier textures and obvious wood. The textured honey-colored wood is used in the restaurant’s half-wall partitions, shelf display racks, etc.

At the same time, Porada’s wooden striped clothes hangers are cleverly used as decoration on the wall. Through the combination of large and small wooden elements, the entire space does not look deep and has more warmth.

#3. A broken wall is the best background for open storage

After all, the "broken wall style" wants to highlight the simple temperament of the craftsman, so it is really suitable for open storage However, if you boldly display objects and work tools, you don’t have to worry about them adding clutter. The displayed wire frames, rattan baskets, candlesticks, vases, etc. can naturally blend into the broken wall into a harmonious whole. In Grand Maison Tokyo, there are many corners dedicated to displaying designs. For example, in the corner of the restaurant, some bottles and baskets are randomly placed on two honey-colored shelves of different lengths, supplemented by rugged dried flowers as decoration, adding a sense of life to the wabi-sabi.

Similarly, the bar counter is made into an open display cabinet on the side of the restaurant, and the ingredients and utensils have become the best decoration of the entire bar counter.

Outside the restaurant door, we can also see that the same "routine" is used on the first floor. There is a large open wooden bookshelf on one side after entering the door, with books and plants randomly placed, giving the restaurant a more homely atmosphere.

Finally, just as Kimura Takuya in the play changed from a stubborn chef who adhered to the tradition of French cuisine and used high-end and expensive ingredients to one that was more suitable for Japanese tastes and relied on in-depth exploration and matching of ingredients to make the dishes more delicious. For those who shine with local ingredients, or those who always hold the prejudice that cement walls are too dark, too gray, or too dirty, you might as well give it a try when you decorate or renovate next time, just in case something unexpected happens. What's the effect?