This vibrant, fresh Restaurant and bar is an outstanding creation from architectsGrzywinski+Ponsand is located near Whitechapel, East London. A very contrasting design to what your eye may come across when it comes to restaurants, cafes and bars of our current time, but of course that’s what makes it stand out from the crowd.
As you can see from the following images, Yellow has been chosen as the feature colour for this interior space. Why yellow? Personally I think the use of such a bright colour is for the purpose of creating a warm environment even on the gloomiest of days, where customers can relax with a hot cup of tea, mindlessly browsing online on their devices and feeling the sense of warmth wrap unconsciously around them.
Serenity is further announced throughout the space. Whether it is an early morning start to the day, an afternoon lunch with friends or an evening work meeting with colleagues,Treves & Hydeis designed to shapeshift throughout all times of the day and maintain its careless functionality for all types of occasions, be it casual or formal. The architects managed to conform an equality of openness and privacy by offering flexible seating, power points and malleable spaces that accommodate for the spontaneity and variety of each host.
The materials were carefully picked to aid the space of its primary concept; the welcoming warmth and joyful atmosphere. Natural stone, ceramic, brass, timber, concrete and blackened steel are used in a subtle and delicate formation whilst corresponding to the mass arrangement of aged terra cotta pots filled with vivid vegetation that just bring the place to life.
Grzywinski+Pons allowed for plenty of glazing that washes the room with sunlight every day. Sun rays create a kinetic illusion as they flood the vivid, yellow textured walls, leaving the restaurant with a personality of its own. As a contrary to the matte finishes, reflective materials have been introduced to allow both natural and artificial light to also travel around the space in a clever and sheer approach. The use of raw materials opposed to that of the sleek, contemporary finishes that mix together, are a successful way of merging together two design schemes and creating a rush of reactions to one's senses through diversity in textural, physical contact, a depth of optical visibility through the diferentiation between reflective and matte tones, down to the often unnoticed sounds that expel from the simplicity of a drinking glass being set down over a cold stone surface, the way a voice carries through a room through the materials that shape it, or the clinking of cutlery against ceramic plates and timber stools scraping against the hardwood floors, and of course never forgetting the core element of any dining space; how all of these human sensitivities and design solutions are there to foremost complement the significance of comfortable and joyous dining and to increase one's appetite.
With that said, the architects behind Treves & Hyde have presented a cosy, complacent and healthy atmosphere for all.
A very energetic little eating spot and one that I definitely look forward to visiting one day.
Photos ©Gryzywinski+PonsTreves & Hyde
Photography courtesy ofNicholas Worley
