We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Che Yung Kung about their original and creative Japanese Ramen House design work. Che Yung Kung is an award-winning architectural designer, that makes our world a better place with their original japanese ramen house works.
Che Yung Kung ("CYK") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work In Between Octaves Japanese Ramen House. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
CYK : When we think back to eating ramen in Japan, we remember how lucky we were to get seats at the counter. From there, we could closely observe the ramen artisans meticulously preparing each bowl. The way they shook the noodles, accompanied by their spirited shouts, made us even more excited for the ramen to be served.
CYK : We hope to incorporate oriental elements into the westernized shopping mall and create the concept of a street within a street, just like being in a bustling food street in Japan.
CYK : We will display the award-winning results in the ramen restaurant simultaneously, so that customers can not only enjoy the taste of ramen, but also further understand the space design concept.
CYK : It took me 1-2 days to finish the design concept.
CYK : This design concept is my own idea, and it reminds me of the actual feeling of eating ramen in a Japanese ramen shop.
CYK : We don't plan to sell or lease the production rights. We are doing space design works, and we have not seen any other plagiarized works. And we do not intend to produce my works ourselves
CYK : Because the owner wanted a ramen shop design that was different from the past.
CYK : Kengo Kuma.
CYK : The target customer is people who like negative building.
CYK : We use interior architecture techniques to plan the spatial layout, and visiting guests will find interesting images in the space.
CYK : An array of hand-written calligraphy lanterns is used to frame the outer kitchen and dining areas like a musical score. Ramen artisans shook the noodles, accompanied by their spirited shouts, just like notes continuously perform the contemporary Japanese space with sound tracks between the spatial scores.
CYK : AutoCAD, sketchup, 3ds Max, V-Ray for 3ds Max, Chaos Vantage, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign.
CYK : The shape is easy to copy, our feature is the spatial layout of the interior architecture.
CYK : I was the main person who finalized the design. During the construction, we discussed with the carpenters, iron workers, and lighting masters to finalize the design plan.
CYK : Real-time ray tracing rendering tools allow us to quickly make proposals, allowing owners to easily understand the future space.
CYK : We have learned that many ramen restaurants have a small number of seats, and deliberately create a waiting atmosphere.
CYK : We encountered building regulations that required the installation of fire doors and windows. Due to the location of our base, which is inside a department store and consists of three units, we needed to open three doors to comply with the regulations, which directly affected our original design.
CYK : We wanted to know what kind of results our design would get if it were evaluated by an impartial third party, so we decided to look for an internationally credible competition.
