First of all, we wanted to incorporate soft, free-form curves into the design, given the food ingredient “ramen” and the compartment shape being a semi-circle. Then, with a particular playful intent, I tried to create a design that would make people unintentionally want to “Snap!” and take a photo of it. The spherical shape of the pillar rolls is r...
Project name
HACHIBAN RAMEN（8番らーめん） - ÆON MALL Tân Phú
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Design team
Mamoru Maeda (Mr), Nguyen Ngo Thuy Dien (Ms)
Collaborators
MIRAI IDCD (TRẦN BÌNH TRỌNG)
Completion year
December / 2023
Interior design
Mamoru Maeda, TRẦN BÌNH TRỌNG
Environmental & MEP
Kitchen (HOSHIZAKI VIETNAM)
Visualization
SEMBA VIETNAM
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Typology
Commercial › Shopping Mall
[HACHIBAN RAMEN] is a strategy that targets Vietnamese families and young people. That's why they don't put Japanese or Westerners as our target customers. They have that strategy, but since they have only two stores, Vietnamese people are not aware of it yet. That's why I completely ignored "Japanese HACHIBAN RAMEN" and designed it. Especially reg...
Project name
HACHIBAN RAMEN - Sư Vạn Hạnh
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM + HACHBAN Co., Ltd.
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
Anthony Nguyễn
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Design team
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nguyệt
Interior design
• Total Interior + exterior design: SEMBA VIETNAM • Basic Interior design: HACHBAN Co., Ltd.
Environmental & MEP
SEMBA VIETNAM + HTB
Material
Main finishing / equipment:[Internal audience seats]; Floor: Ceramic tile; Counter: TILE + Stainless steel Floor counter integrated mortar finish; Wall: mortar paint + tile + laminate; Ceiling: painting; Features and lighting fixtures: MFC + laminate finish; [kitchen] Floor: Anti-slip tile Ceiling: System ceiling; [Terrace audience seats]; Floor: stone + tile
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp
Client
MESA + HACHIBAN VIETNAM
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
