Kinoya II - An intersection of geometry and creativity by Jean De Lessard - Designers Créatifs

KINOYA II: A POLYGONAL STUDY IN SPACE

Project Designed By: Jean De Lessard - Designers Créatifs Photo Courtesy: Raphaël Thibodeau

An intersection of geometry and creativity brings to life the new Isakaya Kinoya. The project designed by Jean De Lessard - Designers Créatifs uses the art of origami to good effect.

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Kinoya II based in Bishop Street, in Montreal amplifies the tunnel effect on the ground floor and first floor, thanks to the assembly of polygons that are partially concealing the original masonry that was preserved for its rough appearance and for the sake of the economy of materials.

Encroaching on the circulation axes, the wooden geometries dictate a zigzag path along which basic furniture and platforms are organized. Furthermore, they unfurl in the remodeled kitchen on the ground floor and around the bar counter upstairs, forming nooks and crannies that seem to confine the diners while the alternation of materials of different opacity offers entertaining points of view.

The key element of the project is an imposing scaffolding of metal grids made to order in the workshop and assembled on the spot. This stalagmite painted in yellow that rises to the top of the floor hides the staircase from view. Its unrefined workmanship enhances the “rough” plasticity typical of an izakaya.

The 50,000 stickers that adorn the structure add a dynamic irreverent note. The yellow here evokes the connotation of tumult that befits a shabby café one can imagine at the end of a dark alley. In Kinoya II Jean De Lessard - Designers Créatifs attempt to explore the orthogonality and the verticality of space and by the looks of it, the morphology of the narrow two-story premises lends itself perfectly to it. The result, well, its there for everyone to see.

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