EAST Restaurant 2004년, 우크라이나키예프에설립된 YOD 스튜디오는건축과디자인에재능이넘치는디자이너들이모인디자인팀이다. 모던한스타일부터각나라의문화적특징이담긴독특한스타일까지모두소화하는이들은호텔, 레스토랑, 카페, 바등의상업공간을주로진행하며, 미니멀리즘과색다른자재의활용, 상징적인이미지를가진인테리어디자인으로유명하다. 가구디자인부터장식품디자인, 그래픽디자인까지다양한분야를아우르는이들은곳곳에서인정받는다재다능한팀으로성공적인해외진출을이룩하며, 계속해서다양한프로젝트를진행하고있다. 성은주기자 Design Studio: YOD studio of commercial design E-mail: yodlab.pr@gmail.com Contact: +380975386205 Location: 72, Velyka Vasylkivska St., Kyiv, Ukaraine Category: Restaurant Designers: Volodymyr Nepyivoda, Dmytro Bonesko Graphic design: Ilya Nepravda Area: 400m² Sitting capacity: 170 Photographer: Andrey Avdeenko 92 International EAST Restaurant International EAST Restaurant 93
우크라이나의유서깊은도시키예프 (Kiev) 에위치하고있는 EAST는어둠속에서도선명히느껴지는독특하고고급스러운디자인을특징으로하는레스토랑이다. 미니멀리즘을반영한절제미와이색적인디자인의극명한대비가인상적인이곳은범아시아적인요리로사람들의입맛을사로잡는유명레스토랑이다. 과거, 세르비아출신전문스태프와높은퀄리티의음식으로이미호평을받은바있는생선요리전문레스토랑이었지만, 조금더광범위하고전문적인고급요리를제공하는레스토랑으로변신하고자퀴진부터디테일한요소를포함한인테리어까지큰변화를기획했다. 특별한목적을가져야만방문하는장소가아닌, 문화와다양성면에서범세계적인공간을컨셉으로진행된이프로젝트는간결하고차분한인테리어를입은공간으로완성되었다. 동양의미 ( 美 ) 를품은동양철학에여러나라의문화를믹스해범아시아적인이미지를완벽하게실현시킨이공간은흔히동양의요소로표현되는돌, 나무, 물, 불, 금속을메인테마로해신비로운분위기를풍긴다. 94 International EAST Restaurant International EAST Restaurant 95
레스토랑내부는 2개의홀로나눌수있는데, 이두공간은같은소재를사용했지만, 전혀다른패턴을특징으로해완전히다른느낌을가진다. 오픈키친으로개방적인느낌의첫번째공간은사람들과소통할수있는활기찬분위기를풍긴다. 오픈키친과함께유리로제작된와인셀러는실용적인기능을갖춘와인저장소이자레스토랑의아이덴티티를상징하는디자인요소로프리미엄와인을자연스럽게대중에게노출시켜브랜드이미지를상승시키는효과를가져왔다. 전형적인아시아스타일의낮은바 (Bar) 와라운지가있는두번째공간은첫번째공간과는상반되게한층차분하고평화로운분위기를띠며, 총 8톤에이르는화강암판을활용해완성한구조와용도에따라술, 관상용바틀나누어진열해놓은선반이매우인상적이다. 레스토랑내에는다양한타입의의자와테이블이배치되어있지만, 가장눈에띄는것은매장가운데위치한 5.6m 길이의원목테이블이다. 크고넓은사이즈를특징으로해단체모임에적합한이공간은마치지붕처럼주위를둘러싸고있는프레임과퀄리티높은가구로편안하고아늑한분위기를가진다. 96 International EAST Restaurant International EAST Restaurant 97
인테리어디자인의주요요소로기능하는테이블탑은자바섬에서특별히공수해온단단한오크나무소재를사용해매우견고하고, 쉽게구할수없는독특한소재라는특별함을가진다. 고유의아름다움을강조하기위해천장에는집중조명을설치했고, 공간을환하게비추는조명은자유자재로빛과그림자를만들고조절한다. 돌, 목재, 물, 녹슨금속이라는제한된소재만을활용해야했기때문에디자이너는촉감에있어독특하고재미있는대비를만들어냈다. 예를들면, 돌처럼단단해보이는조명은만졌을때부드럽고폭신한느낌이고, 소파등받이쪽에볼록하게튀어나온부분은음향패널로 DJ Place가있는두번째공간과완전히독립시키는요소로작용했다. 98 International EAST Restaurant International EAST Restaurant 99
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SPACE STORY EAST is located in the historical center of Kiev. Once there was a well-known Porto Maltese fish restaurant which was famous forthe quality of food and professional staff from Serbia. In due time, the institution was a leader among fish restaurants of the capital. Nevertheless, everything changes and people s favorite Porto was not an exception. Having chosen the pan-asian direction, the owner decided to change not only the cuisine, but also an interior. Starting to work on the next pan-asian cuisine restaurant, we wanted to create a truly cosmopolitan space that is not attached to any particular region. Therefore, in a laconic and restrained interior you will not find the usual expressly bright attributes of East Asian ethnics. We successfully reproduced an image of the pan-asian restaurant through Eastern philosophy which unites different countries and cultures. Thus, this establishment reflects the main natural elements of the East stone, wood, water, fire and metal. The inside of the restaurant was divided into two halls. By using the same materials, these rooms make the overall scope but have completely different patterns. The first one with an open kitchen and wok zone disposes to communication and active movement. The second one where the bar and lounge area are placed is far more calm and peaceful. To functionally separate the entrance lobby from the main room space, it was decided to place near the hostess area a table, circled by three U-shaped boxes made of strips. Length of the table (5.6m) allows large and noisy company to fit in perfectly. At the same time, the construction of the boxes and the high level of seating arrangements make it possible for the visitors to feel themselves comfortable and sheltered. In addition to the area of seating arrangements, there is an open kitchen and glass wine cellar on the first floor. By means of specially designed cellar construction, the problem of the premium bottles look was solved: the neck of a bottle is put into a sleeve thus hiding the excise. All the attention in the second room gets the bar with a low counter which is typical for Asian countries. This impressive construction is made of granite slabs with a total weight of about 8 tons. From a half-closed lounge area bar is separated by shelves with alcohol and aquariums of individual work. Tabletops became one of the central elements of the interior design. They are made of the palm oak solid mass, which is specially brought from the island of Java. A tree itself is so unique and original that actually it was the main reason to choose so strict and discreet format of design. To emphasize its beauty, we placed ceiling spot lights which illuminate the room with technical light, creating a play of light and shade. Working with a limited number of materials (stone, wood, water, and rusty metal) we played on contrasts and tactile sensations. Thus, there appeared unique felt lighting fittings of individual work on a ceiling which contrasted with a natural rusty covering. Made in the form of stones, they are at the same time soft and pleasant to the touch. Felt stones also protrude from the backs of sofas. Besides bright visual accent the sofas function as acoustic panels, isolating noisy second room with a DJ Place. 102 International EAST Restaurant International EAST Restaurant 103