Sake no Hana

23 St James's Street, London SW1A 1HA UK
2007.10a
Restaurant
680m2

I think that the Economist Building designed by Peter Smithson is the most representative city planning project in London. City planning is not something that is a flat design. People that think city planning is a flat plan are confusing it with zoning methods that were used at the beginning of the 20th century. City planning is a methodology of determining where and how to place objects. The Economist Building indicates how new stones (travertine) should be placed on top of old stones, how aluminum panels should be placed, and how the glass should be placed. As a result, a mysterious landscape was born in this location that appears to be a sprinkling of travertine stones rather than a single building. This landscape is very characteristic of London, and it can be said that the Economist Building is the essence of London. The design of the ground floor of the Economist Building is created by this intriguing configuration of elements. I adopted the same city planning type of technique as for the Economist Building. Specifically, wooden sticks are sprinkled about in the field. I wanted to connect the interior design with city planning using the same methodology.