Tuya Interior de Restaurant by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Tuya Interior de Restaurant by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

OrInterior· 2020

Tuya Interior de Restaurant

by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Client: Twins Studio

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Tuya Interior de Restaurant

Tuya és un interior de restaurant i bar situat en un edifici patrimonial a Viena, Àustria. El disseny s'estén per dues plantes i crea una atmosfera informal i elegant. El caràcter Art Déco i postmodern de l'espai original es preserva mantenint l'escala circular i una gran part del paviment de marbre existent. Els revestiments de paret estan fets de fusta massissa de faig, tallada amb una màquina CNC en franges triangulars. Una instal·lació al sostre està formada per més de 3000 tubs de vidre. El paviment de terratzo està dividit per perfils de llautó.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Tuya Interior de Restaurant és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or, un reconeixement immensament prestigiós concedit a dissenys de primera categoria, meravellosos i extraordinaris. Els guanyadors d'Or són creacions summament innovadores, molt visionàries i gloriosament enlluernadores que reflecteixen el prodigi, la saviesa i la destresa dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Tuya Interior de Restaurant sigui un invent molt elogiat, pioner en tendències i monumental, que aporta un valor sense precedents. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or és un projecte espectacular i respectat que beneficia molt i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Tuya Interior de Restaurant crea sentiments intensos de desig, evoca passió, fomenta la creativitat i ens fascina.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Integrating typical Austrian architecture, the design creates an informal atmosphere over two floors and brings to mind the wonderful French Riviera.
The main visual idea which the design followed was to enhance the subtle Art Deco and Postmodern character of the initial space in which the great Austrian architect and designer Hans Hollein left his imprint. It is the 70's mood and atmosphere in which you will find yourself projected when you enter.
Dimensions & Packaging: The public area of the restaurant is 600 square meters and staff area, including kitchen and changing rooms, are 400 square meters.
Tags: design, designer, restaurant, bar, interior, Tuya, Vienna, Bucharest
Production Technology: All the production was made in Romania, on our workshop and with our collaborators.
Wall coverings entirely made from solid beech wood , using a CNC machine to obtain the triangular stripes.
More than 3000 glass tubes, cut at different dimension each, to obtain the installation on the ceiling.
Terrazzo floor with more than 3 km of brass profile inside, to separate the different colors.
Design Challenge: Being a heritage building, the hardest part was to not alter its character with our design; this translates mainly in keeping intact the circular stair, built by the Austrian architect Hans Hollein, a big portion of the existing marble floor and trying our best to match and integrate all important existing elements with the design.
Research: Almost all elements composing the design are custom made. For each of them we made prototypes, trying to meet the standards and, not the least, to produce the expected image.
Inspiration: When we were commissioned by our clients, their main interest was to create a destination restaurant, where you'll come from everywhere and have a wonderful time in an elegant space.
With this in mind, our main sources of inspiration were the 70's, with their elegant restaurants and Art Deco elements, that were suggested by the building's character.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2018 and finished in June 2019; it is located in Vienna, Austria.
Operation Flow: The main areas are separated as following:
basement, Restrooms
ground floor, Bar and Lounge area
first floor, Restaurant area
Team Members: Mihai Popescu
Ovidiu Balan