Restaurant Interior Design Idea | Banu Restaurant | Zhengzhou China. | Link Arc

The Banu Restaurant design includes the interiors and façade replacement for a 2100sm building in Zhengzhou China. As the Flagship restaurant for a growing and innovative franchise it was important for the client that the project creates a recognizable landmark along the main axis road and be welcoming to the community.

Our design sought to honor Banu, the river man’s history, but creating a space formed from a natural yet turbulent flow and marked by the sinuous lines of the rope pull lattices. We first break down the large scale, and orthogonal structural grid of the existing building and reframe the space into a fluid organization system with a series of sculptural cones shaped for private dining and open kitchens. Then, two vertical conical voids are introduced at the lobby and the main seating area to tie two dining levels together. The third strategy involved the design of an organic lattice ceiling that varied in. Through varying the density, height, and size, the ceiling panels we were able to transform the transparency, creating a sense of depth to space as you move through.

The ideas of the interior were extended to exterior facade. The façade is pulled up at the entry and connects along with the ceiling giving continuity between the exterior and interior envelopes. Through the unity of interior and exterior, the effect is a constantly changing dynamic to the street where the public is welcome to view and join in the activities of the restaurant........more

Cafe/Restaurant interior Design | Karavaan | Amsterdam West | The Netherlands | STUDIO MODIJEFSKY

A new exciting venue has opened its doors in Amsterdam West: Karavaan. This place can be anything you want it to be – all day hangout, bar, your morning coffee place, the spot for Friday night drinks, a neighbourhood cafe for locals, city oasis, cocktail bar, breakfast club, but also your favourite venue for a good meal. Karavaan is all these things in one.

Kwakersplein - the square where the venue is located - has been transformed throughout history. Initially a polder area outside Amsterdam’s old city limits, it became a part of the Bellamy neighbourhood after being dammed in the 19th century. Ever since, people have been migrating towards this spot, just like a Karavaan (Dutch for caravan), but this time to settle for good.

Studio Modijefsky has translated the journey of a caravan into a bar and restaurant concept in the brightest corner of Kwakersplein. The interior is subtly divided into different landscapes: meadow, swamp, forest, mountain and desert, with each zone characterised by its own colour scheme, materials and design specifics, all unified by a trail that crosses the entire space......more

Starbuck Restaurant Interior Design | Starbuck Roastery | Shanghai | 2x4

In 2014, Starbucks opened their first Roastery in Seattle: a new, experiential destination, dedicated to the craft of coffee. Its 2017 follow-up, the Shanghai Roastery, takes that original concept to a new scale.

2x4 collaborated with the Starbucks design and innovation team to make the 30,000ft2 space more legible to visitors. To achieve this, we worked to extend a digital layer throughout the experience, creating a series of interactive touchpoints that highlight different parts of the bean to cup journey.

We took a holistic approach to all interventions, looking to achieve a seamless and authentic pairing of content, technology, and architecture. LED brackets on the overhead pipe system document the source and destination of incoming beans; displays embedded in wood veneer doors animate a tasting room with ambient, diagrammatic and informational content. On the exterior of the building, custom split-flap window displays activate the facade of the building. A WeChat-compatible mobile concept was adapted and developed by the Starbucks China team along with Alibaba to provide a virtual and augmented customer experience.......more

Restaurant Interior Fit Out Design | The Wing | San Francisco | Alda Ly Architecture & Design

ALA oversaw The Wing’s rollout to the West Coast in 2018, with the opening of an 8,000-square-foot branch of the all-woman coworking network in San Francisco. Occupying the second floor of Standard Oil’s former headquarters, ALA transformed a physical icon of hegemonic capitalism into a versatile and empowering venue for female entrepreneurship and community organizing. Within the building’s historic structural grid, ALA inserted multiple work-spaces with an emphasis on conference rooms and phone-booth stations, as well as a cafe, art gallery and library, lactation and beauty rooms, and member lockers........more

Restaurant Interior Design | Westheimer Restaurant | Houston | Texas | A Parallel Architecture

" Rooted in the ancient aquaponic traditions of Southeast Asian rice paddies, the building is conceived as a framework for vertical farming, food preparation, and nitrogen cycling. A deep-soil roof terrace allows for up to 1,500sf of edible garden, accessed by indoor and outdoor vaulted dining rooms where patrons can observe their chef harvest produce, carry it downstairs to the open kitchen, and prepare it in full view. This literal farm-to-table experience is central to the restaurant’s theater, and essential to its philosophy. True to the aquaponic tradition, on-site composting then allows organic food waste to be repurposed as fertilizer for the gardens, thus completing the cycle. Furthermore, the building’s roof form allows for the collection, capture, and distribution of rain water for irrigation, and its deep shaded overhangs are tuned to maximize sunlight for growing, while also shading glazing from the harsh Texas sun.

With a site largely dictated by stringent parking requirements, the restaurant’s efficient floor plan further reinforces this distributive organization. Akin to a classic sliding puzzle game, the plan is conceived as two stacked 16-square grids, which have been horizontally and vertically manipulated to offer a novel series of adjacencies not typically found in a restaurant. A series of operable window walls, folding gates, and concealed curtains offer further visual and functional flexibility to the space, allowing for seasonal seating adjustments and private parties.

The building’s coarse stone walls afford an understated sanctuary for the restaurant’s more intimate spaces, while its central heart, punctuated by two seasonally transformative redbud trees, is expressed as a jewel-like transparent beacon, inviting passersby and hinting at the uniquely connected indoor and outdoor spaces within......more

Pizza Restaurant Interior Design | Happy Face Pizza | DMFK

Working with the team behind Spiritland, dMFK designed and delivered this cool pizza joint and late night basement bar beneath the Everyman Cinema in King’s Cross

The restaurant sits directly under the rake of the new Everyman Cinema, with a bar hidden below with a secret entrance behind the kitchen. Happy Face is conceived as a fast turn around, bright, bustling Neopolitan inspired dining experience with a hint of pop.

The space is focussed on a green marble topped central bar, with a secondary kitchen bar housing the log fired pizza oven. A range of seating options keep the mood relaxed and flexible as the space evolves from breakfast / coffee hangout, to a bustling lunch diner, to a workspace, to a more party vibe in the evening......more

Sandwich Shop Interior Design \ La Matta | austin | Clayton & Little

La Matta is a simple Italian sandwich shop on Austin’s East Side serving high-quality ingredients and a variety of Italian wines and beers. “My goal with La Matta is to bring authentic Italian sandwiches to Austin,” Chef Halilaj says. “Authentic meaning there is no interpretation—this is what you would eat in Italy, presented in exactly the same way.” Locally made terra cotta tile references the beauty of simple, raw, pragmatic materials commonly used in both Texan and Italian buildings. Lights and colors are wild and bright, like the “the wild card” in traditional Italian card games, a literal translation of “La Matta.”.....more

Restaurant Interior Design | Nebo Restaurant | Boston | Marcus Gleysteen Architects,

Nebo is located within the historic Russia Wharf building on Atlantic Avenue in Boston. The new restaurant space is oriented to maintain views of the Greenway and its urban context, as well as utilize existing pedestrian patterns.

The original storefront was maintained, and a new window was added to further emphasize the visual connection to the site. Fourteen-foot vaulted brick ceilings supported by riveted steel columns on concrete floors provide an original and utterly authentic setting for a Seaport District restaurant. The major design challenge was fitting the required program within an awkward existing footprint. Great care was taken in the creation of comfortable yet dynamic places within a large, open, industrial space. The millwork and custom furniture were designed to reflect the refined but industrial nature of the building. The restaurant consists of an open-kitchen, bar area, dining area, chef's table, sidewalk cafe and lower level kitchen.......more

Restaurant Interior Design | Moody's Delicatessen & Provisions | Waltham | Marcus Gleysteen Architects

Moody's Delicatessen & Provisions was designed as a rustic and intimate retail and eating space. The main design feature, a standing-seam copper soffit, runs the length of the deli and serves as a reflective backdrop to hanging charcuterie and other delicacies.

Following the success of the Deli, a restaurant was added next door. The Backroom was designed so customers must enter through the deli and slip past the existing counter in order to discover the restaurant and wine bar beyond.

The bar is clad with raw-steel panels and topped by a concrete slab intended to patina with use. A custom handcrafted steel wine-rack floats above, and the rack’s milk-glass and perforated steel shelves filter light down through the bottles. Existing brick walls were left exposed, and the dining room is anchored along the far side by a reclaimed-limestone wall. The natural character of these raw materials sets a backdrop to the tables, open kitchen, and large wood-fired copper oven.......more