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Design
KaiZen's design is a fusion of the past and present; its lines based on the classic elements of a Japanese tea house with an adjoining Zen garden and bamboo grove.

KaiZen will feature modernist couches and banquettes, an open kitchen with white marble sushi counters, polished cement floors, blonde wood and rough stone accents, shoji screens, glass and steel construction and murals of classic Japanese landscapes.

Unlike most Manhattan spaces, this corner property is roughly square (approximately 50' X 50'). This empty parcel gives us the rare opportunity to create a unique environment anew, unencumbered by the "vanilla box" confines of most commercial properties -- all for the same amount of money that most restaurants spend on their renovations!

Prefabricated modular construction and 'off-the-shelf' insulated glass and steel components reduce construction time and keep construction costs unusually low.

Integrated solar panel roofing (to power a low voltage/LED lighting system) and an floor embedded radiant heating system will dramatically reduce utility costs. KaiZen will be New York City's first solar powered restaurant.


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