Tuya Restaurantinterieur by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Tuya Restaurantinterieur by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Gold in Innenraumdesign Competition Category.

GoldInnenraum· 2020

Tuya Restaurantinterieur

by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Client: Twins Studio

A' Design Award in Gold Winner in Innenraum Category

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The Design

About Tuya Restaurantinterieur

Tuya ist ein Restaurant- und Bar-Interieur in einem denkmalgeschützten Gebäude in Wien, Österreich. Die Gestaltung erstreckt sich über zwei Etagen und schafft eine ungezwungene und zugleich elegante Atmosphäre. Der Art-déco- und postmoderne Charakter des ursprünglichen Raums bleibt durch den Erhalt der Wendeltreppe und eines Großteils des vorhandenen Marmorbodens gewahrt. Die Wandverkleidungen bestehen aus massivem Buchenholz, das mit einer CNC-Maschine in dreieckige Lamellen geschnitten wurde. Eine Deckeninstallation wird aus mehr als 3000 Glasröhren gebildet. Der Terrazzoboden ist durch Messingprofile gegliedert.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Gold

Tuya Restaurantinterieur ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Gold, einer überaus prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, wunderbare und herausragende Designs. Gold-Gewinner sind äußerst innovative, visionäre und glamourös blendende Schöpfungen, die das Genie, die Weisheit und die Meisterschaft ihrer Designer widerspiegeln. Von Tuya Restaurantinterieur wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgepriesene, trendsetzende und monumentale Erfindung ist, die beispiellosen Mehrwert liefert. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Gold prämierte Design ist ein spektakuläres, respektiertes Projekt, das den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie in hohem Maße zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Tuya Restaurantinterieur erzeugt intensive Gefühle des Verlangens, weckt Leidenschaft, ermutigt zur Kreativität und fasziniert uns.

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