The concept of Pizza 4P’s, “Delivering Wow, Sharing Happiness” has been developed from an experience of the owner couple. The story has been started with a handmade pizza oven that was constructed by the owners and friends in their home’s garden in Tokyo. The garden became a place for pizza parties to enjoy the meal with the taste of pizza competition with friends.
The restaurant site is located in the central area of Hanoi. Although Hanoi city is so dense, the original three stories building had a front garden which was opened to the street with some large trees. With this ideal site, the restaurant design tried to re-realize the begging of the restaurant story; garden parties surrounding the pizza oven to share happiness.
The approach to the restaurant has been designed with an ellipse courtyard. It maximizes the experience of landscape and gives surprise meetings with the pizza kitchen. The open kitchen with a couple of ovens is also connected to the main sequence. Guests are able to enjoy the presentation of chefs’ cooking and the surge of flame in the ovens. The large void is featured by a curved wall made by fire bricks is a place for enjoying such interesting activities of creation.
The original façade was a simple glass wall. Local made cast irons were arranged to add a curtain-like screen between the guest and street to make a comfortable distance. From the interior view, the window-like opening catch scenery of the surrounding greens.
This restaurant will deliver not only good food and atmosphere but also give experimental space around sharing pizza which is the aiming of the owner to share with the guests.