This project explores the idea of color as a material. 

When we learned about Vera's Spanish gastronomic concept, we began to look for an element, both concrete and symbolic, that would refer to the history of the relationship between Mexico and Spain. We came across the red color of a paper used to wrap tortillas, as well as the red of the tezontle volcanic stone. Soon the gradation of warm tones of the great mealybug appeared. 

This non-material-color acts as the common thread of the project. Thus, a special cultural relationship between the two countries is materialized. 

The use of this color family with different gradations and textures refers to both the pre-Hispanic past and the Mexican muralism of the 20th century. 

In the main hall of the restaurant, the purple marble that appears on the floor and dresses an L-bar coexists with the washed-out red of the 3cm-thick concrete panels that incorporate either pieces of tezontle or tezontle powder in their prefabrication, and with the burgundy of the upholstery of the large L bench, which runs through much of the facade to the street. The same colors appear on the bar, the metal stools, and the mahogany of the woodwork. The two mentioned Ls organize the space and the flows of operations and public. 

The new reddish atmosphere subtly permeates the exterior through metal shutters that look out onto the white façade. And finally, when entering the bathrooms, everything is blue.

Team:
Architecture: LANZA Atelier
Design team: Milena Fischer, Isabel Abascal and Alessandro Arienzo
Furniture: LANZA Atelier
Lightning design: LSBM Studio
Kitchen: Grupo Txokoa