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Under the Sea
Under the Sea is a small sushi bar in the historical center of Saint - Petersburg.
Our clients came to us with idea to make something unusual in visual and construction terms. They had only name of restaurant - Under the Sea and 110 sq.m. space in a historical bulding. It was our starting point.
One of the advantages of the space was its ceiling height, so we decided to use it as visual magnet of the whole space and place some key structure there. This is how the massive wooden structure under the ceiling appeared. This construction consists of more than 40 wooden pieces and refers us to a huge polygonal wave, so visitors sit under metaphorical water. And this is a reference to the restaurant's name - Under the... More
Project • By DA bureau • Restaurants
BIRCH
Birch is a restaurant of author's cuisine in the center of St. Petersburg, which was opened by 4 young chefs.
The founders wanted to make a place in which haute cuisine will be also affordable and simple. A place where one can feel comfortable and relaxed, but a place with a bright personality noticed about it.
It was decided that the restaurant would have two halls: The first is open to everyone, and the second is a secret hall with an open kitchen, where guests can come only for a set menu offered by the chef.
It all started with the name for the venue, Birch, which simultaneously refers to something primordially Russian (this is associated with the fact that some local foodstuff used here) and is also associate... More
Project • By DA bureau • Restaurants
Port 2.0
PORT2.0 is one of the few seafood restaurants in St. Petersburg and the second Port restaurant developed by our bureau.
When developing the project, we tried to create the effect of brutality and simplicity in the interior, typical of Northern fishing ports and ships, but at the same time to avoid direct associations with the marine theme.
Conceptually, the interior represents a mix of rough industrial style and Scandinavian minimalism, which enabled us to achieve the desired atmosphere.
Originally, the hall had massive structures from concrete columns and beams, huge ventilation pipes, which imparted an industrial style to it.
A number of elements from metal pipes, channel beams and nets added to the industrial character of the interio... More
Project • By The Svetozar Andreev Studio / Hotei-Russia • Apartments
Three-Level Penthouse (18 century Building Attic A
"... it is difficult to call this penthouse, designed by the architect Svetozar Andreev, the apartment in the standard sense of the word. This independent three-level building with a terrace built on a place of the thrown garret space of the XVIII century house in historic center of St. Petersburg. The area of a penthouse is 390 sq.m. In an interior, besides furniture of known brands, the most part of subjects is created according to Svetozar Andreev's sketches: the kitchen, a bathroom, systems of storage, coffee tables and beds are made especially for this interior. The terrace, of 120 square meters, allows the owner suit a barbecue, and it is simple to admire historic center of the city without leaving own apartment." More