Program

 

• Renovation of an existing restaurant in order to accommodate the following program:  a 44-seat Dining Area, plus the required Service Areas, including a Service Bar, a Waiter Station and a Host stand.

• 6 weeks for design and construction.

• Limited budget.

• Schematics required for a Roof Bar and Dining Area to be constructed at a later date.

• Reuse existing bench, chairs and tables.  Keep existing floor tiles.  Bathrooms to be kept as found.

• Final Project Area: 837.0 sf

 

Concept

 

• Our concept was inspired by the elegant cafés and sweet shops of Buenos Aires of the early XX century.

 

Design Proposal

 

• Budget and timeframe were the most limiting parameters for our design.  In response, we proposed a set design that mostly adapted to the existing layout.

• Columns, beams and mouldings were constructed out of economic materials like PVC and lightweight metal to give some volume to the space.

• Wallpaper and mouldings were recreated and handpainted by artist Edwin Guevárez.

• A period-fitting new stair guardrail is made up of economic ornamental cast iron shapes.

• The selection of  colors burgundy and gold help instill drama and elegance to the design.

• The selection of luminaries, period furniture, and a collage of framed old images of Buenos Aires help complete the illusion.