Maison Francois レストラン by John Whelan - GSL is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀賞 in ホスピタリティ・レクリエーション・旅行・観光デザイン Competition Category.
銀ホスピタリティ· 2021
Maison Francois レストラン
Client: The Guild of Saint Luke
A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in ホスピタリティ Category
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The Design
About Maison Francois レストラン
メゾン・フランソワは、コンクリート打ちっ放しのスケルトン空間の中に生まれた500平方メートルのレストランである。格間天井は吸音材で構成され、研磨コンクリートの床と調和するようフェイクセメント塗装が施されている。上部にプライバシーガラスを備えたウォールナットの曲線ベンチシートはクリーム色のリネンで張り上げられ、床から天井まで届くクリーム色のリネンカーテンが、テラコッタ色のスタッコ仕上げの壁とミラー張りのアーチを引き立てている。造作家具はウォールナットとマホガニー材を用い、金物には古色仕上げの真鍮とニッケルを採用した。中央のアイランド型パスカウンターが空間の焦点となり、厨房とダイニングスペースを結び付けている。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銀賞
Maison Francois レストランは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Maison Francois レストランは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Maison Francois レストランは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Initially, the concrete shell was taken as the starting point, creating a Brutalist ceiling coffering and laying down a polished concrete floor. Once the framework was established, ensuing elements were designed to create that elusive warmth and intimacy. Curved walnut banquettes with privacy glass uppers are upholstered in a resistant cream linen that are tactile and inviting. They correspond with floor-to-ceiling cream linen curtains that offset the grandeur of the imposing terracotta stucco and mirror arches.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 500 square metres floor space
- Tags
- Restaurant, Brasserie, London
- Production Technology
- The coffered ceiling was realised in phonic material and painted in faux-cement to match the polished concrete floor. Joinery is in walnut and mahogany, with patinated brass and nickel metalwork. Upholstery and drapery is in cream linen.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge was the space that was inherited from the landlord. A far cry from the warm and welcoming environment desired by the client, it was a cavernous concrete shell with no discernible features of interest. The façade offered little more by way of inspiration, being part of a somewhat generic new build. It was therefore necessary to think carefully about how the large volume could be animated, and how to create visibility from the street.
- Research
- Much of the research that went into this project had been conducted over several years, working on restoring and re-designing historic brasseries in France. Everything that was learned by the studio during this period was applied to the project, but this knowledge was infused with more contemporary reference points such as Postmodernism and Brutalism in order to evolve the genre.
- Inspiration
- Rather than taking the more tried and tested route of looking to the Art Deco period for inspiration, the design looked at successful residential conversions of Brutalist spaces, such as Ricardo Bofill’s, La Fabrica. What interested the team was how the designers managed to create a sense of intimacy and warmth despite their imposing concrete surrounds. The solution was to find the right dosage of these ideas, within a more traditional brasserie framework.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2019 and opened in September 2020
- Operation Flow
- Bringing the kitchen into direct conversation with the room was key to creating a vibrant atmosphere, and so the central island pass became the focal point of the room. It sits underneath a monumental Rado inspired clock flanked by a lambs-tongue mahogany and bevelled mirror canopy that recalls the windows of the Ismaili Centre. Metals range from patinated nickel to burnished brass, all heavy on texture and designed to warm up the space.
- Team Members
- Designer: John Whelan for The Guild of Saint Luke
- Image Credits
- Photography by Oskar Proctor
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