Maison Francois لومړنۍ دنده: رستوران by John Whelan - GSL is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه in د مېلمستیا، تفریح، سفر او سیاحت ډیزاین Competition Category.
سپین زرمېلمستیا· 2021
Maison Francois لومړنۍ دنده: رستوران
Client: The Guild of Saint Luke
د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه Winner in مېلمستیا Category
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About Maison Francois لومړنۍ دنده: رستوران
Maison Francois یو ۵۰۰ مربع متره رستوران دی چې د بربنډ کانکریټ پوښ دننه جوړ شوی دی. سقف چې د خانو په بڼه جوړ شوی، له غږ جذبونکي موادو څخه جوړ شوی او په جعلي سیمنټ رنګ شوی ترڅو د پالش شوي کانکریټ فرش سره سمون خوري. د اخروټ لرګي منحني بنکیټونه چې د محرمیت لپاره پورتنۍ برخه یې ښیښه لري، په کریمي کتان تنظیم شوي، او له فرش څخه تر سقف پورې کریمي کتان پردې د ترکوټا سټکو او هنداره لرونکو محرابونو سره توازن جوړوي. د لرګيو کار د اخروټ او مهاګوني لرګيو څخه دی، چې د زنګ خوړلي پیتل او نکل فلزي کار سره ملګری دی. مرکزي جزیره د خونې د توجه مرکز جوړوي او پخلنځی له خوراک ځای سره نښلوي.
The Recognition
About the د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزه
Maison Francois لومړنۍ دنده: رستوران د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه غیرعادي ویاړلې پېژندنه چې لوړې درجې، ښکلو، لوړو او اغېزناکو ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي. د سپینو زرو ګټونکي ډېر ځلانده او خورا خلاقي کارونه دي چې د خپلو ډیزاینرانو غوره مهارت، استعداد او ځیرکتیا ښيي. له Maison Francois لومړنۍ دنده: رستوران څخه تمه کېږي چې یو عالي، نمونه کار وي چې په پام وړ ډول مسلکي او په ژوروالي نوښتګر دی. دا د سپینو زرو A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین یو ډېر د پام وړ او ستایل شوی اختراع دی چې ګټه رسوي او د هنر، ساینس، ډیزاین او ټیکنالوژۍ حدود مخکې وړي. Maison Francois لومړنۍ دنده: رستوران یو جوړښت دی چې پر هغه ډېر حسد کېږي، هیلې ویښوي، مثبت احساسات راوړي او حیرانتیا او تعجب راپاروي.
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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