{"id":167570,"date":"2025-08-22T22:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/167570\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:22:17","slug":"caam-arquitectos-references-warehouses-for-restaurant-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/167570\/","title":{"rendered":"CAAM + Arquitectos references warehouses for restaurant in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mexico City studio CAAM + Arquitectos has vaulted a metal roof over a Japanese restaurant<\/a> with brick<\/a> walls in Quer\u00e9taro, Mexico<\/a>, referencing the industrial character of the area. <\/p>\n

S\u014dko opened in 2024 to serve Japanese teppanyaki \u2013 or hibachi \u2013 in a space that respects both the culinary tradition and local building methods, but through a contemporary lens.<\/p>\n

CAAM + Arquitectos<\/a>\u00a0worked to merge functionality and aesthetics in a linear building with a variety of spatial zones.<\/p>\n

\"VaultedCAAM + Arquitectos has created a vaulted restaurant in Quer\u00e9taro<\/p>\n

Visitors enter the restaurant through an outdoor garden that is isolated from the street by red brick walls, set on a concrete foundation wall that creates a foot to connect with the ground plane.<\/p>\n

The bricks separate into screens along the rounded corners, revealing small glimpses of the patio.<\/p>\n

Trees cast shadows on the lobby and dining area and bounce light off the water in a small, round pool, “creating a dynamic visual effect that stimulates the senses and enhances the overall feeling of calm and contemplation throughout the space,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

\"BrickThe studio referenced the industrial character of the area<\/p>\n

The Japanese word s\u014dko, meaning “warehouse,” informed the design and prompted the team to preserve the industrial materials characteristic of the area \u2013 brick, metal and concrete \u2013 and integrate them into the design.<\/p>\n

From above, the building seems to dissolve, removing layers and revealing space at the western corner.<\/p>\n

\"I-beamsA massive vaulted ceiling covers the main area<\/p>\n

Metal I-beams run the length of the building, supporting an oblong vault of corrugated metal that encloses the restaurant.<\/p>\n

Trapezoidal concrete brackets divide the space into smaller, more private areas for an intimate dining experience.<\/p>\n

The brackets “facilitate a seamless transition between the indoors and outdoors, improving both the functional and visual distribution of the project,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

\"OutdoorThe restaurant has indoor and outdoor aspects<\/p>\n

A suspended concrete planter set on top of the brackets serves as the centrepiece of the design.<\/p>\n

“This structure not only organizes the space but also transforms the atmosphere, establishing a connection between the interior and exterior,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

\"MetalIndustrial details are softened by wooden furniture<\/p>\n

“Beyond its practical functions \u2013 such as ventilating the teppanyaki stations and optimizing lighting \u2013 the planter becomes a decorative element by incorporating greenery, adding freshness and vitality to the setting.”<\/p>\n

The planter runs along the south side of the space, separating dining tables. Meanwhile, the northern third of the building includes open seating and a feature teppanyaki bar with rust-coloured countertops and a wavy, mat backdrop.<\/p>\n

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The kitchen is set at the east end of the building with a small mezzanine level where private parties can dine in the arch of the roof.<\/p>\n

The warehouse-like materials are complemented by wood furniture, subdued lighting and decorative details, creating a balance between industrial and modern environments. Polished concrete floors provide a flat relief to the geometries and textures of the interior.<\/p>\n

\"JapaneseThe restaurant serves traditional teppanyaki cuisine<\/p>\n

Other restaurants recently completed in Mexico include an “urban greenhouse<\/a>” clad in corrugated polycarbonate by OPA, a Singaporean restaurant<\/a> made with 50 per cent recycled materials by Locus and a fast-casual restaurant<\/a> with green metal mesh walls by MYT+GLVDK.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Zaickz Moz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architecture:<\/strong> CAAM (@caam.arq)
Project team:<\/strong> Camilo Moreno Oliveros, Daniel Moreno Ahuja, Emilio D\u00edaz, Erika Rodr\u00edguez
Collaboration:<\/strong> KRIM (Karen Rauch and Isabella Medrano), GERMINA (Cecilia D\u00edaz)
Construction:<\/strong> CIMERA (H\u00e9ctor Anselmo and Mar\u00eda Anselmo)
Graphic design:<\/strong> Tana Campagna Oliveros<\/p>\n