The design brief we received for this project was to create an authentic French brasserie serving breakfast, lunch and dinner that becomes a hip club by night. The design team was challenged to create four distinct rooms within a 2,000 square foot space - a bar, a brasserie, a garden room with direct outdoor access and a 'belle epoque' formal dining room.
To address the program the solution used the architecture of the building to subdivide the space into distinct areas; the space directly adjacent to the street corner is the outdoor 'garden room' with fully opening folding windows on two sides and by use of outdoor materials; the adjacent space is the more private formal dining area with a coved ceiling, more formal finishes and belle epoque light fixtures; beyond that, a more casual brasserie space uses mosaic tiles on the floor, brass rails, French posters, and traditional bentwood furniture; finally the horseshoe shaped bar area is raised above the rest of the restaurant to act as a 'viewing gallery' and is highlighted with a custom stained glass ceiling.
Design Team:
Mitchell Freedland Design Inc.
DH Designs
To address the program the solution used the architecture of the building to subdivide the space into distinct areas; the space directly adjacent to the street corner is the outdoor 'garden room' with fully opening folding windows on two sides and by use of outdoor materials; the adjacent space is the more private formal dining area with a coved ceiling, more formal finishes and belle epoque light fixtures; beyond that, a more casual brasserie space uses mosaic tiles on the floor, brass rails, French posters, and traditional bentwood furniture; finally the horseshoe shaped bar area is raised above the rest of the restaurant to act as a 'viewing gallery' and is highlighted with a custom stained glass ceiling.
Design Team:
Mitchell Freedland Design Inc.
DH Designs