Doki Doki Restaurant
Client: Doki Doki Restaurant, Madrid (C/Villalar 4)
Designed and made by controlmad
Material: Pine plywood
The Japanese restaurant Doki Doki reflects, like any creative process, both direct factors and underlying elements born from imagination, combined with the functional rigor that a space of this nature demands. Therefore, the guiding concept lies in an effortless search for meta-readings, somehow linking the grain patterns of the sole material used—plywood—with the textures characteristic of the fish employed in Japanese cuisine.
The result is a fluid space that seamlessly connects the restaurant’s three rooms, harmoniously creating areas with diverse atmospheres.
Added to this are nuances drawn from Dalí’s dreamlike world, Gaudí’s organic forms, and classical sources from Japanese literature, painting, and aesthetic theory: haiku compositions, patinas, shadows, and the intrinsic natural beauty of the material…
On the other hand, responding to and synchronizing with the speed of the 21st century has been made possible thanks to the vital support of parametric 3D design software closely linked to digital fabrication, allowing absolute and precise control over the final form.