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Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Aur in Design Interior Competition Category.


AurInterior· 2020

Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant

by Mihai Popescu and Ovidiu Balan

Client: Twins Studio

A' Design Award de Aur Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant

Tuya este un interior de restaurant și bar amplasat într-o clădire de patrimoniu din Viena, Austria. Designul se întinde pe două etaje și creează o atmosferă informală și elegantă. Caracterul Art Deco și postmodern al spațiului original este păstrat prin menținerea scării circulare și a unei mari părți din pardoseala de marmură existentă. Placările de perete sunt realizate din lemn masiv de fag, tăiat cu o mașină CNC în benzi triunghiulare. O instalație de tavan este formată din peste 3000 de tuburi de sticlă. Pardoseala din terrazzo este delimitată de profile din alamă.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Aur

Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant a câștigat A' Design Award de Aur, o recunoaștere nespus de prestigioasă acordată designurilor de prim rang, minunate și remarcabile. Câștigătorii Aurului sunt creații extrem de inovatoare, vizionare și orbitor de strălucitoare, care reflectă geniul, înțelepciunea și măiestria designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant să fie o invenție foarte lăudată, creatoare de tendințe și monumentală, care oferă o valoare fără precedent. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Aur este un proiect spectaculos și respectat, care aduce mari beneficii și împinge limitele artei, științei, designului și tehnologiei. Tuya Amenajare Interioară de Restaurant creează sentimente intense de dorință, trezește pasiunea, încurajează creativitatea și fascinează.

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

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