D&D Art of Tasting Restaurant/Gourmet Store

Although the space was a bit tiny for the ambitious desired programme, a solution was reached that solved the challenge posed in a pragmatic and efficient way. The floor plan was defined over the depth of the store, assembling laterally the refrigeration and exposing cabinets together with the storage ones. Cherry wood coats these side panels giving a homogeneous and welcoming atmosphere. In contrast with the warm look and feel of the wood, a Lioz marble stone tabletop was applied over a long community table which extends for almost the whole depth of the space and serves as well as a displayer. Also in Lioz marble stone the registration box/bar volume tops this table. A tear in one of the wooden walls allows the creation of visual communication with the kitchen in order to promote “show-cooking” events. The suspended ceiling is an important part of the project with its design in “light beams” perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the space which serve as well to break and slow the crossing of the venue. This beams’ orientation equally induces the client in the direction of the exhibited products.