Nautilus Restaurant
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Interior Space and Exhibition Design Nautilus Restaurant by Tetsuya Matsumoto The Grand Blue Express is a luxury aquarium dining restaurant in Ueno, Tokyo. The renovated space limited to 95sqm took on the 5th floor of a mixed used building. Inspired by luxury trains, the design tries to overcome the small space limitations to both accommodate the aquariums and provide the luxurious atmosphere the restaurant aims to implement. The dining room takes the form of a corridor coach that serves the individual cabins on both sides. each cabin is equipped with its aquarium installed to mimic the train windows, creating the impression to be inside a train cruising underwater.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Nautilus Restaurant by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a winner of the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award. Nautilus Restaurant earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2022 and is showcased on Awarded Designs & Architecture among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Tetsuya Matsumoto and see why Nautilus Restaurant design sets itself apart from its competition.
About Nautilus
Interior Space and Exhibition Design Nautilus Restaurant by Tetsuya Matsumoto The Grand Blue Express is a luxury aquarium dining restaurant in Ueno, Tokyo. The renovated space limited to 95sqm took on the 5th floor of a mixed used building. Inspired by luxury trains, the design tries to overcome the small space limitations to both accommodate the aquariums and provide the luxurious atmosphere the restaurant aims to implement. The dining room takes the form of a corridor coach that serves the individual cabins on both sides. each cabin is equipped with its aquarium installed to mimic the train windows, creating the impression to be inside a train cruising underwater. Nautilus earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with advanced design, and are selected by a grand jury, as superior entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated projects are voted following blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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