‘SZKLARNIA’ Restaurant by Karina Wiciak
Karina Wiciak just sent us the photographs of her latest project called SZKLARNIA.
“Szklarnia” is the fifth and March (2013) part of the collection called “XII”, entirely designed by Karina Wiciak.
Usually, restaurant owners care about not having their establishment demolished, but here someone has made quite a mess…
At first glance, the “Szklarnia” looks like a demolished establishment. A place where the customers are not too well-behaved and release their gangster inclinations… But this is no “Fight Club”, but another interior in which the author’s fantasy is a pretext for creating an unusual decoration.
‘Fritzy,’ Candy Shop in Toronto by Prototype Design Lab
The design for this 800-square-foot frozen yogurt and candy shop fuses a highly efficient plan with an expressive surface that cloaks the walls and the ceiling. The attention of the patrons is immediately drawn to the glowing, white volume composed of a white high-gloss surface wrapping the walls, ceiling and floor. Its striking linear pattern of coloured, acrylic strips induces a horizontal vertigo, which, seen through the glass storefront, serves as a visual invitation to pedestrians on the street.
The vitality of this architectural surface becomes the brand’s identity. The surface performs as both a fantastical and functional main element: it integrates a bulk candy bar of endless variety, LCD monitors, and an eat-in counter, as well as embedded lights
that tease out a richness and depth from the architectural surface and provide visual seduction. The sensation is further accentuated by the mirrored back wall that continues the pattern and doubles the experience of the visitor.
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New Johnnie Walker House in Beijing by Asylum & Love
creative firms Asylum and LOVE once again teamed up to design the world’s largest ultra premium whisky embassy. Launched by Diageo as the largest, most luxurious Johnnie Walker House, the House is located in Beijing and imbued with whisky knowledge and historical elements throughout the sophisticated spatial design. Conceived with the intent to immerse consumers in the world of Johnnie Walker whisky through bespoke experiences, the
latest House provides an experiential and interactive journey for consumers in the world’s most powerful market for luxury goods.
The LocationThe Johnnie Walker House Beijing is located at Ch’ien Men 23 – a historical meeting point of East and West in China. Spanning a total floor area of almost 16,000sq ft, the building provided the perfect industrial platform to bring to life the beauty of the architectural vision – the Whisky Distillery.
The Concept:
Creating a highly contemporary space, rich in authentic whisky story telling for the discerning Chinese consumer, the heart of the architectural vision was the Whisky Distillery. Continuing to create premium whisky conversations, essential ingredients to whisky making and historical archives provide the foundation for the introduction and education of whisky. Further enhancing the Johnnie Walker whisky experience, the physical space includes elements of Scottish history and culture, while remaining attuned to the discerning Beijing consumer. The House blends a bar, museum, retail outlet and an exclusive members club.
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‘Trattoria Urbana,’ Restaurant by POINT Studio
TRATTORIA URBANA project were realized by Marco Verrando & Francesca Rossotti Architect from POINT studio. The idea behind this project was to convey the feel of a traditional, old fashioned eatery using contemporary design. The central focus of the space is a large cupboard placed opposite the entrance. Made of white lacquered and natural matte medium density wood, this object is both a functional element (it accommodates a wardrobe, shelves, seating and counter space) and the only decorative piece in the room.
It was designed around the idea of open and closed drawers and as such contextualizes the rest of the space including the large crossbeam that extends right up to the exterior. The purposefully oversize and plump sofa adds that cosy and welcoming touch for the guests.
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Masarina Restaurant by Karina Wiciak
“MASARNIA”is an enchanting project drawn by designer Karina Wiciak. She has created an icy universe where mingle nature and ice and where red color comes to break up this purity.
Celeste Champagne & Tea Room in Mexico City by Productora
PRODUCTORA was charged to redesign the 1940s-era house to create a stylish place for a champagne bar & tea room. The design focused on the creation of one single tile that could generate a variety of patterns and changes in direction throughout the whole floor plan. This piece is repeated over the whole floor and onto the lower parts of the walls, creating a strong dividing horizon between a quiet above and a below charged with information. Animals’ Skulls and stuffed birds are attached to the wall giving a bucolic atmosphere contrasting with the modern lines of the flooring.
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Origami Restaurant by Archinteriors
Archinteriors from Bucharest just sent us the photographs of their latest project, the ‘Origami Restaurant.’ The starting point for the project, was the Japanese art of paper folding:’the origami’. Folded surfaces, play of light and shadow gives the interior a soothing air and color that comes to support feelings of calmness and purity. The restaurant bar, highlighted by a strip light is located on the lateral side of the space. The light coming the back of the bar gives rise to the wall. A very nice project, both enchanting and zen.
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2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards; International Call for Entries
The 2013 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards are now open for entries, inviting submissions from the world’s leading architects, interior and lighting designers and hospitality operators.An independent annual awards programme, the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is the only international concept of its kind, dedicated exclusively to celebrating the best food and beverage spaces from around the globe, in all types of environments including hotels, transport, business, culture, leisure and retail.
Now in its fifth year, the awards have become a prominent event in both the design and hospitality industry calendars. Read More…
Yojisan Sushi, Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California by Dan Brunn Architect
Architect Dan Brunn’s newly designed Japanese restaurant Yojisan introduces a refreshingly whimsical and modern touch to the neighborhood. Instead of pandering to existing Beverly Hills clichés, Brunn steps through the looking glass with Yojisan as sushi signifiers are upended.
The result is a simple yet substantial visual impact inspired by traditional Japanese materials, culture and lifestyle. Upon entering Yojisan, diners walk under a floating rug of leafy plants that spring from the ceiling and lit from above. This design simulates a Japanese forest dreamscape unique only to the restaurant. Counterbalancing the lighter design features of the restaurant, are several grounding elements for diners as they approach the host desk and sushi bar.
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Johnnie Walker House, Shanghai by Asylum & LOVE Creative
Launched in Shanghai in May 2011, Johnnie Walker House designed by Asylum and Love is an embassy for whisky culture that involves, educates and inspires its influential guests.
Based on the central design theme – “Whisky Conversations”, the space was designed where multiple layered conversations are woven into the Johnnie Walker journey, complemented by the graphic designs from LOVE. Upon stepping into the Johnnie Walker House, raw ingredients as malt and peat lined against the wall of the entrance, which acts as an important design exemplar to represent the fundaments of whisky making.
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Aan Zee Restaurant by Emma Architects
Aan Zee which mean ‘ at the Sea’ in Deutch is a new restaurant along the beach path in Oostvoorne, The Netherlands. This amzing restaurant built by Emma Architects has wooden wall that rises up from the sand dunes and curls up to a watchtower. The wood is layered and in small parts mounted on the facade. It is exposed to the elements and will weather beautifully to blend into the surroundings. A glass façade ensures light and views. A third wall is concealed in the dunes and is formed by a series of buried shipping containers.
The building has a special water and energy management. Electricity is generated by windmills and solar panels. Heating and cooling is extracted from geothermal energy, and a natural convection system is used for the ventilation. The wastewater is treated in a helofytenveld. The regional, seasonal food is prepared on a wood burning stove and grill. Finally, the building is constructed so that it is possible to dismantle it again. Thus, the materials can be reused and the location again be returned to nature.
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Graffiti Cafe by Studio MODE
Graffiti Cafe designed by Studio MODE is located in Bulgaria. The main peculiarity is the work done on the ceiling and columns that adorn the restaurant. Columns became over exaggerated as Mode dressed them with and array of thin unfinished wood panels which reach up to the ceiling to create a connecting pattern. Filaments of wood add relief and a great touch at this decor.
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Café Foam by Note Design Studio
Note Design Studio recently completed their latest project in Stockholm, Sweden; ‘Café Foam’. Its a cafe bar with bright and playful colors. They dare the contrasts of color that brings freshness and cheerfulness.
Note Design Studio says;
Café Foam is a place that you either love or hate, but that nobody is indifferent to. We were fascinated by the bull and bullfighter’s mutual movements and the sharp angles of their battle. Their struggle along with the materials and colours of the bullfighting arena where the inspiration when designing the new Café Foam.
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Cube Tube by Sako Architect
Developed by Sako Architects “Cube Tube” office and restaurant is a nine storey building with square structure, intersected with a vertical succession of criss-crossed corridors which terminate as open-air terraces overlooking the landscape. Contrasting the style of the existing context, a fenestration pattern of varied squares surfaces the main cubic volume and adjacent linear block, generating their respective names, “cube” and “tube”. The configuration introduces light and breezes into the internal core while allowing a divided working space with an airy atmosphere.
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Starbucks Coffee Decorated with 2,000 Wooden Sticks
This Starbucks based in Fukuoka, Japan, is decorated with 2,000 wooden sticks, woven into the walls and ceilings.
The building is made of 2,000 stick-like parts in the sizes of 1.3m – 4m length and 6cm section. Total length of the sticks reached as far as 4.4km. We had experimented the weaving of sticks for the project of Chidori and GC Prostho Museum Research Center, and this time we tried the diagonal weaving in order to bring in a sense of direction and fluidity. Three sticks are joined at one point in Chidori and GC, while in Starbucks four steps come to one point because of the diagonal – a more complicated joint.
Hollow Restaurant by Sergei Makhno and Vasiliy Butenko
Sergei Makhno and Vasiliy Butenko have designed the Hollow Restaurant, barely entering, you will feel the merger with nature. Title ´Hollow’ is the key of the interior. The restaurant is divided into two floors. On the first floor – a dining area with a delicious meal that will delight even the most refined tastes, on the second – a lounge zone where improvised gorge creates the effect of comfort and complete security from the outside world.
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Tori Tori Restaurant by Rojkind Arquitectos + Esrawe Studio
Tori Tori Restaurant is the result of a collaboration between Rojkind Arquitectos and Esrawe Studio.The restaurant is based in Polanco, Mexico City, where Architect Michel Rojkind and Industrial Designer Hector Esrawe teamed up.
The Façade, which seems to emerge from the ground climbing up through the building, as if mimicking the natural ivy surrounding the retaining walls, is made up of two self-supporting layers of steel plates cut with a CNC machine and handcrafted to exact specifications. The facade’s pattern responds to the inside openings, filtering light, shadows, and views that will constantly invade the interior spaces. An atmosphere enriched by the spectrum of subtle changes.
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‘Café Day,’ Japan by Suppose Design Office
For their renovation of this Izakaya (Japanese style bar) based in the quiet residential area of Numazu-shi, Shizuoka Suppose Design Office have taken inspiration from car parks, a driving school and a road. Benches designed to emulate bus stops and car seats transformed in sofas accompany the startlingly unique painted asphalt flooring complete the sensation that a road runs right on through this thoroughly unique space.
