Discreet background music system for exclusive Japanese restaurant
Engawa is a traditional, authentic Japanese restaurant, specialising in the exclusive Kobe beef, the most marbled available, alongside fresh sushi, thin sliced sashimi fish and signature "Yuzu sake fizz" cocktails.
Just one in ten of the 3,000 pure-bred Kobe cattle are reared for export. The UK ban on the world’s most sought-after beef was lifted in May 2014 allowing Engawa to import the entire grain and grass fed only cow. A complete range of Kobe prime cuts and sumptuous, traditional Japanese beef dishes were now able to be offered to diners from the unique Engawa menu.
The petite and intimate 29 seat restaurant at "Ham Yard Village", a picturesque courtyard off Soho’s Great Windmill Street, is the first venture in London from leading Japanese dining consortium, the Salt Group, which operates more than 40 restaurants and bars across Japan.
Worked together on previous restaurant and bar projects
Sound Division was recommended to the Salt Group by their clients, Say Architects, having worked together on previous restaurant and bar projects. The brief was to design and install a discreet background music system to complement the exclusive dining venue.
A simple solution of two pairs of black JBL Control 25 speakers, linked up to a Cloud 36-50 mixer amp, were installed, together with a JBL flush ceiling speaker in the washroom area.
Gordon Young, of Say Architects was clearly pleased with the result, “Sound Division have done a great job at Engawa, providing our client with exactly the type of sound system they wanted. This small installation has certainly demonstrated their versatility of being able to undertake jobs of all sizes of the spectrum!”.
October 2014