Tori Tori Altavista explores the relationship between compression and continuity, taking us from a ground floor, similar to accessing a cave, to an upper floor completely open to observe the treetops.

As a marketing strategy, each Tori Tori restaurant has a unique expression. After participating in the design of Tori Tori Temistocles, Héctor Esrawe and Michel Rojkind were once again invited to collaborate in the development of the project for the new branch restaurant on the south of Mexico City.

Located inside a commercial plaza in the San Angel neighborhood, the space consists of two levels: the first being a narrow interior that connects with the second level and the green areas of its terrace. The sensation when entering the space through a stairway is determined by a meticulous game of height variations in the marble ceiling. This provokes a sense of compression and continuity, similar to accessing a cave.

The marble ceiling descends until it almost reaches the floor in order to receive the spiral staircase that connects the ground floor with the terrace. On the right side, there is a sushi bar that allows the user to see the chef’s hands while preparing the sushi through the reflective qualities of the high polished brass ceiling. On the other side, lies a continuous seat with an art piece of artist Marco Rountree located on the wall.