Tuya Interior de restaurante by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Tuya Interior de restaurante by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Oro in Diseño de Espacios Interiores y Exposiciones Competition Category.

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Tuya Interior de restaurante

by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Client: Twins Studio

A' Design Award de Oro Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Tuya Interior de restaurante

Tuya es el interior de un restaurante y bar ubicado en un edificio histórico de Viena, Austria. El diseño se distribuye en dos plantas y crea una atmósfera informal y elegante. El carácter Art Déco y posmoderno del espacio original se conserva manteniendo la escalera circular y gran parte del suelo de mármol existente. Los revestimientos murales están realizados en madera maciza de haya, cortada con una máquina CNC en franjas triangulares. Una instalación de techo se compone de más de 3000 tubos de vidrio. El pavimento de terrazo está dividido por perfiles de latón.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Oro

Tuya Interior de restaurante ha ganado el A' Design Award de Oro, un reconocimiento inmensamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de primera categoría, maravillosos y sobresalientes. Los ganadores de Oro son creaciones sumamente innovadoras, visionarias y glamorosamente deslumbrantes que reflejan el prodigio, la sabiduría y la destreza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Tuya Interior de restaurante sea una invención muy elogiada, pionera y monumental que aporta un valor sin precedentes. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Oro es un proyecto espectacular y respetado que beneficia enormemente y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Tuya Interior de restaurante crea intensos sentimientos de deseo, despierta la pasión, fomenta la creatividad y nos fascina.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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