Tides Restaurant, NYC, USA

Artist/Designer: LTL Architects

Project Location: New York, United States

Figure 1: LTL Architects, Tides Restaurant. Digital Image. Available from LTL Architects ( Source | Accessed : February 7, 2014 )

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Figure 5: LTL Architects, Tides Restaurant. Digital Image. Available from LTL Architects ( Source | Accessed : February 7, 2014 )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary

Primary Material(s):
Wood

Function(s):
Hospitality

Related Website(s):

http://weburbanist.com/2011/07/18/move-over-sistine-15-stunning-modern-ceiling-designs/

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/tides-seafood/

Significant Date(s):
21st Century

Additional Information:
TIDES RESTAURANT by Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis Architects

Located in New York’s Lower East Side, this 20-seat restaurant occupies a tiny 420 sq ft room, whose ceiling is higher than the space is wide. As a means to distract from the potential claustrophobia of the space, the ceiling is configured as the dominant feature of the project.

Made by embedding 120,000 bamboo skewers with glue into a back-lit acoustical ceiling, the 3”, 6” and 9” skewers are composed to evoke sea grass, producing an inverted topographical effect. The acoustical material itself then extends down to form three pyramidal volumes covering two booths and a bathroom.

Different elements within the space explore the range of possible configurations of bamboo, revealing the potential of the wood’s surface. High-backed booths appear both as solid carved elements and folded surfaces expressed through a defined edge. Meanwhile slender strips of bamboo wall cladding appear to peel back, revealing vertical lights.

Project: Tides Restaurant

Architect: Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis

Location: 102 Norfolk Street, New York City

Client: Steven Yee and Allen Leung

Dates: Construction November-April 2005, Open June 2005

Cost: $75,000

Size: 420 sq ft

Photographs: LTL

Design Team: Marc Tsurumaki, Paul Lewis, David J. Lewis, Eric Samuels

Fabrication Team: Paul Lewis, Lucas Cascardo, Matthew Roman, Alex Terzich, Beatie Blakemore, Jeannie Lee, Alan Smart, Katherine Hearey, Adam Frampton, Brian Ha

Contractor: Mao Nan Construction

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