Michael Hsu Office Of Architecture

Uchiko

Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy

UCHIKO

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture

ARCHITECTS
Michael Hsu Office of Architecture

LOCATION
Austin, united states

CATEGORY
Restaurant

AREA
4995.0 m2

YEAR
2010

PHOTOGRAPHS
Paul Bardagjy

Text description provided by architect.

Uchiko is the sister restaurant to one of Austin's most respected restaurants, Uchi, which is operated by renowned chef Tyson Cole.

Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy

The design evokes the atmosphere of a simple Japanese farmhouse with an emphasis on natural materials and evidence of craftsmanship.

The palette of materials includes solid bronze, hand stained brick, rough sawn walnut and wood siding that is burned using the traditional Japanese technique of shou-sugi-ban.

Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy

A wall of vintage cabinets separates the bar from the dining space and steel framed windows enclose a private dining room at the rear.

Lighting throughout the restaurant is primarily done with custom walnut light boxes and a branch-like fixture of glass globes that organically spreads across the ceiling.

Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy

Custom brass embossed washers adorn acoustic areas of the ceiling, subtly forming stitch lines across the space.


Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy
Uchiko
© Paul Bardagjy


Uchiko
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Michael Hsu Office Of Architecture
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Michael Hsu Office Of Architecture
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