CA Home + Design has featured William Duff Architects’ design for Brick X Brick Hospitality’s newest Kaiyo restaurant in San Francisco. Below is an excerpt from Abigail Stone‘s piece “Top Down.”

“Intricately woven natural fiber lamps and copious amounts of lush, hanging greenery surround you, evoking the feeling of dining in the Amazon jungle,” Tsurui notes. Dark walls underline the restaurant’s intimacy, its elegance and its drama. Moving towards the rear of the restaurant, the influence of Japan becomes increasingly apparent. That’s confirmed by Shou Sugi Ban treated walls and a preponderance of laser-cut wooden fans.

“The final result is a space that reflects the colorful exuberance of Kaiyo’s Peruvian-Japanese Nikkei cuisine, with every layered texture and hue echoing our bold, inventive flavors,” says Park. “WDA’s design of the space sets the stage for diners to enjoy a truly immersive dining experience”.

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General Contractor: Cookline     Structural Engineer: KPFF    MEP Engineer: Acies Engineering    Food Service Consultant: Design West    Metal Artist: Modern Metal Design    Early Concept: ROY Hospitality    Artist: Fin DAC    Photographer: Travis Mocker    Photographer: Kristen Loken