HOTO FUDO Restaurant by Takeshi Hosaka Architects

designgid team — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:04:41 +0000

Japanese studio Takeshi Hosaka Architects have completed an igloo-like noodle restaurant near Mount Fuji, Japan. Called Hoto Fudo, the building allows air from outdoors to circulate through large openings in the walls, apart from in the coldest season when curved acrylic sliding doors are used. The design allows rain to fall at the edges of the interior, fog to enter through the openings and wind to circulate under the reinforced concrete shell. The project was planned on the site with Mt. Fuji rising closely in the south and the two sides facing the trunk roads. This building seems to belong to such nature objects as mountains and clouds. It is made from soft geometry, which will not arise from the figures like quadrangles and circles.

Floating Restaurant and Hotel

designgid team — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:47:14 +0000

What's the difference between a cruise and a floating hotel? For one you're not going anywhere because you're already at your destination. The Salt and Sill opened 10 years ago and established itself as the best place to get Herring, not to mention the coolest restaurant location ever. Recently they've opened a floating hotel alongside the restaurant where guests will be lulled to sleep by the gentle sway of the sea just after spending some time in the only nautical sauna the world has to offer. They sure know how to relax in Sweden.

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HOTO FUDO Restaurant by Takeshi Hosaka Architects

Floating Restaurant and Hotel