银 酒店 · 2021
Maison Francois 主要功能：餐厅
- A' Design Award 银奖 2021 in 酒店
- CLIENT: The Guild of Saint Luke
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 50,988
- Verification code 6235E03932 · Verify this award
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About Maison Francois 主要功能：餐厅
Maison Francois是一家占地500平方米的餐厅，建于一座裸露的混凝土结构内。格栅式天花板采用隔音材料制成，涂以仿水泥漆，与抛光混凝土地面相呼应。弧形胡桃木卡座配以磨砂玻璃隔断，饰以奶油色亚麻布软包，落地奶油色亚麻窗帘则与赤陶灰泥墙面和镜面拱门相映成趣。木工采用胡桃木与桃花心木，搭配做旧铜饰与镍质金属构件。中央岛台传菜口构成整个空间的视觉焦点，将厨房与用餐区自然衔接。
About the A' Design Award 银奖
Maison Francois 主要功能：餐厅是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Maison Francois 主要功能：餐厅将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Maison Francois 主要功能：餐厅是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。
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- 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.
- Image Credits
- Photography by Oskar Proctor
