Minimalist Interior Design Nomiya Restaurant by Pascal Grasso

March 17, 2010 · Posted in Architecture · Comment

Minimalist Interior Design Nomiya Restaurant

The art center Le Palais de Tokyo asked us to visualize a momentary piece on the roof of the building. We planned a take-down and easily portable part, which is a twelve seats dining room, with a panoramic view on Paris. Nomiya is the name of the very small restaurant in Japan. The structure is 18m long, 4m large, 3.50 m high and weights 22 tonnes. It has been constructed in the Cherbourg boatyard, in the North of France, and elated in two pieces by special costume to Paris, and then set on the roof of the Museum. This construction is collected by a glass volume, covered by a metallic skin on its central part. The dining area, entirely made of glass, is looking at the Seine and the Eiffel tower. Above the dinner table, on the edge led extend the sparkling of the city. The central part (cooking area) is covered by a punched made-to-measure sheet metal. The perforations correspond to an aurora borealis drawing. The interior design is minimalist, with a white Corian furniture and a grey wooden floor. The lightning system is put between the glass and the metallic skins. Composed by lines of leds, it emphasizes the drawing of the facade and changes its colors, like a real aurora borealis.

Architect : Pascal Grasso
Artist: Laurent Grasso
Photography: Nicolas Dorval-Bory