Everyone stereotypes homeless people as rude and mean and strung out all the time.
Meanwhile I am consistently treated with more respect by the homeless I help when I volunteer at a shelter on my days off, than I am by the customers at the FINE DINING restaurant I work for.
Just saying.
Be nice to your damn host and waiter. Homeless people are doing a better job.
Okay, Fediverse — Anyone have good date night restaurant recommendations in #seattle? I live in the Eastside and always looking to take the lovely wife someplace new. Thanks in advance!
Omar Gandhi designs a "light-filled wood cathedral" for Toronto restaurant
Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architect has created a vaulted-wood interior inside a non-descript brick building for chef Matty Matheson's restaurant in Toronto.
Prime Seafood Palace is located in West Queen West and was a collaborative effort between Omar Gandhi Architect (OGA) and the restaurant's chef, Matheson, who has developed an internet following.
OGA designed a restaurant in the West Queen West neighbourhood of Toronto
The space was imagined as "a light-filled wood cathedral, lining an otherwise inconspicuous existing brick-clad building that blends into the city’s urban fabric," the studio said.
"I think that all of us brought different ideas to the table, but for our design team we wanted the space to be a surprise inside of a fairly unassuming new urban building on a very busy street," Omar Gandhi, principal of OGA, told Dezeen.
The restaurant has vaulted wooden ceilings
The primary entrance to the restaurant is separated from the street by a courtyard next to the adjacent building. The facade of the building – an earlier brick building, similar to many others in that area of Toronto – was painted white.
OGA placed a vaulted wood structure within the brick envelope so that the main dining room of the restaurant nests within. In order to achieve this, the architects suspended the wooden vault from the ceiling.
Natural leather was used for the upholstery
The principal goal was to create a "timeless space, free of trends, with local, natural materials that develop a patina and continue to enrich the restaurant over time," said OGA.
"Designing with wood and light was the starting point for the design," the studio added.
Brass detailing was used throughout the main dining room
The vaulted room hosts the main dining room, where the white maple louvres that make up the ceiling extend over the windows.
Here, OGA upholstered the booths that line the space with natural leather, based on ones used in Matheson's grandfather's restaurant on Prince Edward Island, the Blue Goose.
Above the space, a "wood-clad cloud" runs the length of the peak of the vault and filters natural light from a skylight in the roof of the exterior envelope.
The bar is covered by a wooden canopy
Near the servers' station is an accessible restroom with concrete walls, which has a double-height volume that allows the space to be lit by a skylight above.
In this restroom, a custom concrete sink by Brandon Gore was cast in the shape of Canada's Lake Erie, with a brass marker indicating the location of Matheson's Ontario farm.
The wood extends into the open kitchen
More louvres form the railing that separates the different sections of the main dining room, which feature brass detailing and lamps.
A full bar covered by a cantilevered wood canopy stretches the length of the space, while a passage next to the bar leads into a private dining room.
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At the end of the bar is the elevated slope that leads to an open concept kitchen.
The restaurant also has a secondary dining space in the backroom, which has slightly different detailing – such as a wood-burning stove and wooden walls – that makes it "reminiscent of Ontario's cabin country," according to the designers.
The backroom opens up onto the courtyard
This dining area also has glass doors on one side that lead out into the courtyard.
Throughout the restaurant, OGA worked with Coolican & Company to conceive custom furniture both for the kitchen and the dining space. A standout feature was the inclusion of drawers in the booths that hold the restaurant's custom knife sets.
The custom tables have drawers for steak knives
Omar Gandhi Architects is based in Novia Scotia. Other projects include a home near Lake Ontario with a winding wood staircase as well as a cedar-clad home in Halifax.
The photography is byAdrian Ozimek and Doublespace.
Project credits:
Design team: Omar Gandhi, Stephanie Hosein, Jeff Walker, John Gray Thompson, Chad Jamieson, Lauren
McCrimmon, Kris MacDonald, Liam Thornewell
Restaurant team : Matty Matheson, Gary Quinto, Coulson Armstrong, and Our House Hospitality Company
Physical model: Mary Ma
Structural: Diomis Engineering
Mechanical & electrical: Spline Group
Code : LMDG Building Code Consultants Ltd.
Lighting controls & dimming: OneLX
Custom furniture: Coolican & Company
Millworker (primary) : Canara Woodworking Inc.
Additional millwork: CNC Cung Inc.
Custom concrete sinks: Brandon Gore (Hard Goods)
Custom booth pendants: Concord Custom Lighting
Custom signage: Filo Timo
Art: Darby Milbraith
Specialty paint finish: Handsome Painters
Uniforms: Rosa Rugosa
Contractor: Mazenga Building Group (primary), Bootstrap Design/Build
Manufacturers/Suppliers: Moncer (engineered hardwood flooring), Baro Klaus (selected furniture & specialty lighting), Stone Tile (tile), KOL (fiber cement cladding), Vaughan Electrical Supply (lighting), Nella (equipment), Stovemaster (brick hearth), MBH (Steel/glass doors), Sørensen Leather
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Mim Design conceives Melbourne's Au79 cafe as "greenhouse sanctuary"
Australian studio Mim Design has demarcated the Au79 cafe and bar in Melbourne's Chadstone shopping centre from the surrounding stores using an arched framework instead of solid walls.
Set in a corridor between shopfronts, Au79 was designed as a "greenhouse sanctuary" that could offer shoppers a slice of serenity and respite within the bustling retail complex.
Melbourne's Au79 cafe is set in a corridor between shopfronts
Mim Design, which was also responsible for creating Au79's first outpost in the nearby city of Abbotsford, wanted the space to fit into its surroundings while also bearing resemblance to the company's original cafe.
The Chadstone mall has a vaulted glass ceiling, which the studio decided to mirror by encasing the cafe in an arched framework topped with a gridded metal canopy and cascading plants.
One side of the pill-shaped plan is taken over by a cafe
This frame surrounds a pill-shaped plan, which is divided into two distinct zones by a central servery.
On one side is a neutral-toned cafe and on the other a bar organised around a curved counter made of figured stone and flanked by brass-edged display cabinets.
The other side houses a bar
"The cafe addresses the main retail thoroughfare while the bar offers a more intimate and exclusive experience facing the luxury retailers," said Kieren Guerrero, Mim Design's lead designer on the project.
"The resulting open floor plate sensitively maintains visibility across the cafe to the shopfronts beyond while the arched outlines produce a theatrical colonnade effect and subtle sense of privacy."
Huge spherical pendants hang along the centre
The sense of formality and grandeur created by the framework is enhanced by the overall symmetry of the space.
A row of huge custom-made spherical pendant lights is hung along the length of the plan, fitting neatly into the central arches.
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"At night, we wanted to create the atmosphere of sitting under the glow of the moon," said Guerrero. "The gentle illumination allows the space to transition and hold presence from day to night, bringing a new dimension to Au79's organic forms and natural materials."
Mim Design employed a tonal palette of brick, terrazzo, natural leather and stone within the interior. Brass details, lush scalloped profiles and tactile finishes echo Au79's Abbotsford cafe.
Banquette seating runs along the perimeter of the cafe
Fixed banquette seating runs along the perimeter of the cafe to maintain a sense of spaciousness while seating as many people as possible.
Loose furniture settings enable flexibility and moveable joinery on the cafe's frontage allows the space to transform in order to accommodate different events.
Tiles and terrazzo are contrasted against flesh-coloured leather
"The project crafts a textural, gilded oasis in the Chadstone shopping complex," said Miriam Fanning, founder and principal of Mim Design.
"We sought to create a destination that redefined the expectation of what a kiosk is, a place considered to be built form that held ideas of permanence and presence."
Other projects by the Melbourne studio include a delicatessen with a counter that looks like sliced salami and an office filled with perforated metal screens.
The photography is by Timothy Kaye.
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Greek restaurant interior by Masquespacio takes cues from ancient ruins
3D-printed "broken" columns join walls and floors created with an adobe effect at the Egeo restaurant in Valencia by interiors studio Masquespacio that aims to put a modern spin on traditional Greek architecture.
Masquespacio created the interiors for the Egeo Greek restaurant, which is spread across one floor and characterised by a blue and off-white colour palette that is reminiscent of many Greek houses.
A blue and white colour palette defines the space
Egeo features a cavernous interior with microcement-coated seating areas and walls carved from curvy shapes punctuated by statement blue columns.
The Mortex used for these walls and floors intends to give the space an adobe effect.
It features 3D-printed columns
Fractured into two pieces, the restaurant's columns were created using 3D printing and are fitted with tubular lighting that connects each piece together.
"We wanted to recreate the concept of a broken column from the past, but uplift it with a contemporary look," Masquespacio co-founder Christophe Penasse told Dezeen.
Wooden stools provide seating areas
Wooden stools resembling chunky chess pieces are scattered around built-in metal and wooden tables in the various seating areas arranged across the restaurant.
Sconce lights were attached to decorative organic shapes that protrude from the walls while olive trees sit in large, neutrally-hued pots.
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A central ordering bar was designed to recreate the atmosphere of a bustling market where you might order traditional souvlaki from a mobile vendor, according to Masquespacio.
"The restaurant was inspired by Greece's ancient architecture – from its typical white and blue houses to the ruins that are part of its important foundations in our world," explained Penasse.
A central bar intends to give the restaurant a lively feel
The eatery is the first Egeo branch in Valencia, although the chain already has two similar locations in Madrid.
Based in Valencia, Masquespacio was founded in 2010 by Penasse and Ana Milena Hernández Palacio.
Similar projects in Spain by the studio include another cavernous restaurant that nods to adobe architecture and an eatery with curved forms that take cues from the nearby Pyrenees mountains.
The photography is bySebastian Erras.
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Sculptural partitions shape blue-tinged interior of Taste of Dadong restaurant in Shanghai
Huge curving walls divide the blue-lit dining spaces inside this restaurant in Shanghai, designed by Chinese studio AD Architecture.
Conceived by AD Architecture to deliver an "emotional", dream-like dining experience, Taste of Dadong is steeped in an inky-blue light that seeps from LED panels in the walls and hidden strip lighting in the ceiling.
Curving partitions separate seating areas inside the Taste of Dadong restaurant
Carving up the restaurant's floor plan are several tall curving partitions, amongst which intimate seating areas have been created for small groups of guests. Each one features a circular dining table and leather armchairs, all cast in a blueish hue.
Alternatively, diners have the option of sitting at one of the booths that have been dotted around the restaurant's periphery.
Behind the bar is a luminescent fuchsia-pink drinks shelf
Sections of the ceiling have been clad with mirrored panels that show warped, upside-down reflections of diners and staff wandering the room, adding to the dreamy quality of the space.
Meals are also accompanied by what the studio describes as a "psychedelic" soundtrack of songs.
A pink faux skylight shines down on one of the dining tables
A contrasting pop of colour washes over the restaurant's bar, where the AD Architecture has installed a drinks shelf that emits a fuschia-pink glow.
Pink lighting has also been fitted behind an amorphous faux skylight that sits directly above one of the eating areas, as well as in small square openings that have been punctuated above the seating booths.
Seating booths have been placed at the edges of the restaurant
AD Architecture is led by Xie Peihe and has offices in Shenzhen and Shantou. The studio's Taste of Dadong project is one of many visually-striking restaurants and bars that can be found across the city of Shanghai.
Others include J Boroski, where the walls are decorated with thousands of preserved insects, and Bar Lotus, which features dramatic arched doorways and a rippled gold ceiling.
The photography is by yuuuunstudio.
Project credits:
Design firm: AD Architecture
Chief designer: Xie Peihe
Client team: Da Dong, Yuan Yufang, Tang Mingji, Si Xi, Shi Xiusong, Taste of Dadong Shanghai Branch
Construction team: Beijing Huakai Construction Decoration Engineering Co
Mechanical/electrical team: Beijing Zhitong Siyuan Mechanical & Electrical Design Consulting
Lighting consulting: Beijing Guangshe Lighting Design
Fixtures team: Beijing Hezhong Youye Hotel Supplies
Kitchen team: Beijing HEC Hotel Supplies
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Pitsou Kedem covers Hiba restaurant in Tel Aviv with geometric timber latticework
Gridded oakwood panels sit alongside rough slabs of granite inside Hiba, a restaurant in Tel Aviv designed by local architecture practice Pitsou Kedem.
Located in the city's midtown area, Hiba serves a menu of Arab-Israeli fusion food.
The restaurant's use of fresh local ingredients influenced Pitsou Kedem to curate an equally raw, natural material palette for its interior.
A gridded oak partition runs along Hiba's entrance corridor
Guests are guided into the venue via a narrow corridor with a gridded oak divider on one side.
Some of the partition's rectangular slots are blocked off while others are left open, allowing visitors to get brief glimpses of the hubbub happening in the restaurant proper.
Hiba's facade and ceiling feature the same latticework, loosely informed by the mashrabiya window screens that are traditional to Islamic architecture.
The restaurant can seat up to 40 guests
The corridor opens up into an intimate dining room, which accommodates just 40 guests.
Dotted throughout are a series of circular oak tables, each accompanied by curved-back oak chairs with woven seats.
The dining room features oak tables and chairs alongside granite counters
Some of the tables back onto a powdered concrete bench that runs along one side of the room.
Concrete was also applied to the restaurant's floor, where it was polished to reveal the aggregate within.
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At the back of the room, the practice created what it describes as an "inverted bar", where liquor bottles are displayed inside a backlit niche in the wall rather than a typical bar counter that projects out into the room.
Drinks can be prepared here or on the chunky slab of granite that forms a counter at the centre of the room.
Diners can also sit on a curved concrete bench
Another craggy block of granite forms the base of an oak-topped dining counter that extends directly into Hiba's kitchen in the corner of the restaurant.
The kitchen was intentionally left open so that diners can watch the chefs at work and get an insight into the culinary process.
A niche in the restaurant's rear wall doubles up as a drinks bar
Pitsou Kedem was founded by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem in 2000.
Hiba joins a number of trendy eateries across Tel Aviv including the minimalist vegan restaurant Opa and Bana – a cafe where fresh fruit and produce are arranged into colourful eye-catching displays.
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Home Studios' Laurel Brasserie and Bar brings European dining to Salt Lake City
This bar and restaurant in Salt Lake City is designed by Brooklyn-based Home Studios as an updated, American take on the brasseries of Europe.
The Laurel Brasserie and Bar opened in February 2022 inside The Grand America Hotel, a palatial building on South Main Street in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City.
Laurel Brasserie and Bar is designed as an American take on European brasseries
The hotel was built in 2001 with interiors based on classic European styles. Home Studios retained these influences for the brasserie, but with a contemporary spin to create bright and colourful spaces for casual family-style dining.
"The menu is fueled by the client's love for European food, culture and design, filtered through a decidedly American sensibility," said Home Studios founder Oliver Haslegrave.
The main dining room features cherry-red leather banquettes
"So we sought out to create that environment and treat it like an extension of the client's home, where a collection of European heirlooms and treasures have been passed down from generation to generation," he added.
The establishment is split into several rooms, each of which has a distinct design and colour scheme.
An adjoining patisserie, Bonne Vie, serves to-go treats from a pastel-toned space
For grab-and-go coffee and pastries, Bonne Vie features duck-egg-blue millwork, a checkerboard marble floor, and crushed velvet chairs in pastel tones.
Opal globe lights mounted on brass fixtures continue from the patisserie into the main dining room, where cherry-red leather covers banquette seating that forms a strip down the centre.
The bar faces both the restaurant and a separate area for cocktails
A symmetrical procession of columns with chamfered corners are wrapped in reclaimed tile and connect with sculptural ceiling beams.
The wood-panelled bar faces both the restaurant and an adjacent seating area for enjoying cocktails, surrounded by tall arched windows framed with green marble.
Marble frames the large windows of The Grand America Hotel, in which Laurel is located
"Laurel is grounded in the present but full of history — and thoroughly unique," Haslegrave said.
"We incorporated a wealth of materials to elicit an upscale brasserie with approachable warmth."
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An additional dining space is decorated in a spectrum of blue hues. A bold floral-patterned carpet and illustrated wall coverings are joined by velvet chairs and walnut-topped tables.
This room also features a green blown-glass chandelier and olive trees placed between the windows.
Reclaimed tiles, wood panelling, and opal and brass lighting all add to the contemporary flair
Antiques and vintage pieces are also scattered through the interiors, overall creating a "transportive guest experience that feels right at home within the context of the Grand America Hotel".
"We sought to create a distinctly modern and American spin on the classic all-day brasserie, built to delight and inspire locals and tourists alike," said Haslegrave, who set up Home Studios in 2009.
Another dining space is decorated in blue, including illustrated wall coverings and a floral-patterned carpet
The firm has a growing portfolio of hospitality projects across the US, with recent additions including the Alsace LA hotel with Mediterranean influences and The Harvey House restaurant in a Wisconsin train station.
The photography is byBrian W Ferry.
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Yinka Shonibare and India Mahdavi bring "a warm feel of Africa" to London restaurant Sketch
British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare and architect India Mahdavi have redesigned the Gallery dining room at London venue Sketch, adding site-specific artworks, warm golden colours and textured materials to its interior.
The project, which is the latest in a string of artist collaborations from Sketch, features a series of 15 artworks by Shonibare dubbed Modern Magic. These were designed specifically for the space.
The Gallery at Sketch is now covered in warm yellow hues
Mahdavi incorporated sunshine-yellow and golden colours to the interior alongside textured materials informed by Shonibare's installation, including a copper skin on one of the walls.
"Yinka's artwork was a real inspiration and enticed me to work differently," Mahdavi told Dezeen. "Textures have transcended colours by using a strong palette of materials."
"I used elements that have allowed me to extend Yinka's artistic exploration of culture and identity, and bring a warm feel of Africa to the space and furnishings."
Artworks by Yinka Shonibare decorate the walls
Mahdavi was also responsible for choosing the colour that previously dominated the interior of Sketch's Gallery – a pale pink hue that became an Instagram favourite and remained in the room for eight years.
"The Gallery at Sketch has been linked to the colour pink for such a long time that it was very challenging for me to overcome this success," she said.
This time, Mahdavi aimed to change the focus away from just the colour.
"I didn't want everybody to ask me what the new colour at the gallery is and therefore, I really worked on textures and materials that are evocative of the richness of Africa," she explained. "Warmth is the new colour at Sketch."
Designer India Mahdavi worked with different textures for the interior
Shonibare's Modern Magic installation includes five hand-carved wooden masks as well as 10 framed quilts, which replicate African masks collected by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.
"Picasso was interested in appropriating from another culture and I also appropriate from European ethnic art," Shonibare explained.
"Cultural appropriation can be a two-way street," he added. "This collaboration with Sketch has given me an opportunity to expand my creative process – creating a different environment to encounter and experience my art in a fun and relaxing setting."
Pieces were designed especially for the space
The artworks are complemented by tactile furniture pieces and accessories designed for the Gallery.
"I chose yellow fabrics and leather to cover the banquettes," Mahdavi said. "It is the colour of sun and happiness."
"The subtle shades of yellow vary from one piece to another carrying different patterns of weaved raffia, which were chosen within Aissa Dione's collection of fabrics and specially woven for the project in Senegal."
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"The walls are covered in metallic copper paper by De Gournay to radiate the room and the wall lights are made in Ghanaian wicker by artist Inès Bressand," she continued.
"It was my way of helping Yinka take over the room without interfering with his work."
A copper wall reflects the light
Mahdavi believes the new Sketch interior is more suitable for a post-Covid world.
"The pink Gallery at Sketch lasted eight years instead of the two years initially planned," she said.
"I really believe that the pink room belonged to the pre-Covid era," Mahdavi added. "It was fun, feminine and there was a certain lightness to it. The new Gallery at Sketch has more depth, the textures imply the feeling of togetherness."
"Textures have transcended colours," Mahdavi said of the design
Sketch's most recent artist collaboration was with UK artist David Shrigley, whose black-and-white drawings stood out against the pale pink colour of the Gallery and were also emblazoned on a collection of ceramics.
Mahdavi, who is one of this year's Dezeen Awards judges and will sit on the interiors design jury, was recently among a group of designers who reinterpreted Dior's Medallion Chair at Salone del Mobile.
Among Shonibare's recent work is a set of bespoke stamps designed for the Royal Academy's 250th anniversary.
The photography is byEdmund Dabney.
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Frank Architecture creates intimate setting for Calgary's Lonely Mouth noodle bar
Canadian studio Frank Architecture has designed a Japanese restaurant in Calgary where wood panelling, low lighting and corduroy-upholstered chairs all contribute to a cosy atmosphere.
The Lonely Mouth bar and restaurant is named in reference to the Japanese concept of kuchisabishii, which means "when you're not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely".
A screen of wooden dowels divides the bar and restaurants areas at Lonely Mouth
Found at the eastern end of Calgary's 17 Avenue commercial strip, only a few blocks from Frank Architecture's studio in the city, the bar serves udon made in-house and boasts an extensive sake selection.
"Lonely Mouth is a place where tradition meets innovation," said the team at Frank Architecture. "They offer a carefree and interactive dining experience, featuring a dynamic and playful menu with modern and energetic flavours."
Wood panelling lines the rooms above built-in banquette seating
For the interiors, the designers chose a warm palette of green and brown tones, along with textured plaster and soft upholstery to create an intimate atmosphere.
"Inspired by Japanese minimalism, the interior takes a 'less is more' approach," the team said. "The design is very restrained."
A trio of spherical lights hang above the central row of tables
A screen of wooden dowels divides the bar and dining spaces, adding to the sense of intimacy. The restaurant's noodle maker can be seen working in the bar area, allowing guests to watch their food being prepared.
Shelving behind the bar, which displays the sake collection, was built using wood salvaged during the renovation of the space.
Green and blue upholstery complements the warm wood tones
Along the sides of the main dining area runs built-in seating with blue-fabric backs.
Wood panelling above is decorated with works by local artists Rhys Douglas Farrell, and Harry Kiyooka, who died aged 94 earlier this month.
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Wooden tables form rows beside the banquettes, with an additional line through the middle of the room.
Diners at these central tables sit on chairs covered in brown velvet corduroy, while other seats are upholstered in green fabric.
Sake is displayed on repurposed shelves behind the bar
A trio of spherical, paper pendant lamps cast a dim glow into the restaurant, assisted by spotlights, fringed table lamps and candles in setting the mood.
"Light levels are dimmed and offer a soft, even glow to diners," the team said.
Textured plaster walls and fringed artworks are found near the entrance
Frank Architecture was established in 2009 by principals Kelly Morrison, Kate Allen and Kristen Lien.
Along with Calgary, the firm has an office in Banff and was longlisted for interior design studio of the year at the 2021 Dezeen Awards.
The photography is byChris Amat.
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