TAKOI:
DETROIT
design ARCHITECT:
undecorated:
Ish Rafiuddin
ARCHITECT of record:
BIGG DESIGNS
SITE:
Michigan Ave & 17th
Detroit
TYPE:
Adaptive reuse
commercial
restaurant
SCOPE:
5,000 SF Site
2,100 SF BUILT
AWARDS:
James Beard
Best New Restaurant
Semi-Finalist, 2016
#1 Best New Restaurant
Detroit Free Press, 2017
Top 12 New Restaurant
in the USA, Thrillist, 2016
BEST RESTAURANT
METROTIMES, 2018
PRESS:
VARIOUS
PROJECT SITE:
takoidetroit.com
DETAILS:
On February 17th, 2017, after being open for just eleven months, KATOI was subjected to an act of ARSON, and was totally gone; enter TAKOI. During their first year in operation, KATOI was honored with numerous accolades. What was gone was GREAT, and Prince Concepts along with the KATOI team, and Ish Rafiuddin of UNDECORATED came together to create a Resurrected KATOI that was no longer the naive boy that met Detroit in 2016, but rather a man: scarred, matured, and humbled from it's previous rise and fall, but ready and eager to continue dazzling the natives of Detroit, and visitors from all over, alike. TAKOI opened in August of 2017, with an updated outdoor space enclosed by a 14'h architectural chainmail fence, and showcasing 14 trees, some enhanced dining room details, and a bar room annex for eating, drinking, and dancing.