LUPINO PRIME

Enjoy authentic Italian cuisine in a luxurious space where you can feel the four seasons

  • Commercial Spaces
  • Main dining: Connected to the terrace seating surrounded by nature, you can enjoy your meal in an open space.

    Main dining: Connected to the terrace seating surrounded by nature, you can enjoy your meal in an open space.

  • Dining area: A bright, high-quality space that incorporates the greenery of the park

    Dining area: A bright, high-quality space that incorporates the greenery of the park

  • Dining area: Combined with terrace seating where you can enjoy the changing seasons

    Dining area: Combined with terrace seating where you can enjoy the changing seasons

  • Main Dining: A space lined with elegant chandeliers overlooks the dynamic open kitchen.

    Main Dining: A space lined with elegant chandeliers overlooks the dynamic open kitchen.

  • Bar counter: Equipped with a large window that reflects the greenery outside, you can enjoy the changing seasons.

    Bar counter: Equipped with a large window that reflects the greenery outside, you can enjoy the changing seasons.

  • Walk-in wine cellar: A wine cellar filled with carefully selected whiskeys, liqueurs, etc. At the back, art with a Lupino (Italian for wolf) motif is displayed.

    Walk-in wine cellar: A wine cellar filled with carefully selected whiskeys, liqueurs, etc. At the back, art with a Lupino (Italian for wolf) motif is displayed.

  • Private Dining: A spacious space perfect for entertaining important guests.

    Private Dining: A spacious space perfect for entertaining important guests.

  • Floor-to-ceiling mega slab tiles Spatial Production a luxurious atmosphere

    Floor-to-ceiling mega slab tiles Spatial Production a luxurious atmosphere

  • Store exterior: Surrounded by lush parks in Kita-Aoyama

    Store exterior: Surrounded by lush parks in Kita-Aoyama

  • LUPINO PRIME
  • Dining area: A bright, high-quality space that incorporates the greenery of the park
  • Dining area: Combined with terrace seating where you can enjoy the changing seasons
  • Main Dining: A space lined with elegant chandeliers overlooks the dynamic open kitchen.
  • Bar counter: Equipped with a large window that reflects the greenery outside, you can enjoy the changing seasons.
  • Walk-in wine cellar: A wine cellar filled with carefully selected whiskeys, liqueurs, etc. At the back, art with a Lupino (Italian for wolf) motif is displayed.
  • Private Dining: A spacious space perfect for entertaining important guests.
  • Floor-to-ceiling mega slab tiles Spatial Production a luxurious atmosphere
  • Store exterior: Surrounded by lush parks in Kita-Aoyama

Photo: Nacása & Partners Inc.

About the Project

Overview This is the first high-end store in Japan of "Il Lupino Trattoria & Wine Bar," an authentic Italian restaurant based in Waikiki, Hawaii. Located on the second floor of "Nono Aoyama," a complex in Kita-Aoyama, an area overflowing with nature in all four seasons, this authentic Italian trattoria and bar is run by the owner of "Wolfgang's Steakhouse."
Issues/Themes The goal was to create a store that makes the most of the unique building shape, with glass on all four sides, and its location, which has two terraces surrounded by lush greenery.
Space Solution/Realization The design theme is "Villa in the Forest." It consists of four floors: the main dining room, the bar counter, private rooms, and a terrace. The open kitchen is located at the center of the restaurant, and all of the seating is arranged by the windows. The main dining room and bar counter in particular are naturally connected to the terrace seats surrounded by plants, Spatial Production the atmosphere of a luxurious urban resort.
Design for Environment Universal design: The entrance has an automatic door, and the floor inside the store is flat with no steps.

Basic Information

Client IL LUPINO JAPAN CO., LTD.
Services Provided Design, Layout, Production, Construction
Our Team Design, Layout: Junichi Hasumi
Production, Construction: Ryo Machida, Naoko Kameya, Tansei TDC
Project Management: Hideo Mitsui, Rena Kubota
Wooden Art Making: Danqing Creative Design Benxun (Shanghai) Zhu Yuan
Location Tokyo, Japan
Open July 2022
Website https://illupinojapan.jp/
Tag
Junichi Hasumi

Design, Layout

Junichi Hasumi

Following his joining with Tanseisha in 1991, Junichi has designed mainly specialty shops and hotels with a strong emphasis on food and drink establishments. By utilizing a wealth of experience and knowledge, he fuses engineering and design to create his own specialties—dynamic, innovative and luxurious spaces.

*The shared information and details of the project is accurate as of the date they were posted. There may have been unannounced changes at a later date.