With its panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, Nobu’s low horizontal profile hugs the bluff along the famed Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, blending the Japanese notion of integration with the land and a quintessentially Californian celebration of light.
The bright palette of natural materials, including board-form concrete, bleached wood, and stone, reflects the abundant daylight emitted through clerestories and enormous floor-to-ceiling window walls. Wood plank and decomposed granite walkways wind through native planting and the shoji-inspired screen entry doors and into the space, where intimate dining nooks and continuous view corridors reinforce the linearity and connection to the outdoors. Sheltered outdoor decks and interior fire features allow diners to enjoy the beachfront views in an elegant yet comfortable setting year-round.
Project Team
Montalba Architects Shawmut Design & Construction Studio PCH Scott Mitchell Studio Michael Blackman & Assoc. David C. Weiss, PE JDA A&F Consulting Engineers Tom Nasrollahi & Assoc. Newlon Design John Brubaker Architectural Lighting Schirmer Engineering Pyro-Comm Systems Okajima Group Ensitu Engineering
Photography John Linden
Awards
2013 AIA|LA Restaurant Design Award
Publications
ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, February 2016
HOSPITALITY DESIGN, October 2013
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