Recessed fluorescent lights in the dining room have a warmer tone thanks to being housed in wooden squares. Opposite page: The concrete tiled façade of Uchiko hints to the pared down interiors inside. From top: Wooden shelves filled with reclaimed cabinets, mailbox drawers, and other found objects like Japanese cookbooks frame the entrance to the main dining room; artwork made of tightly rolled cylinders of multi-colored tissue and paper cut into small drums hangs above banquette seating. www.hospitalitydesign.com November/December 2010 111http://www.hospitalitydesign.com