Tag Archives: industrial

04/04

Matto, Shanghai

Matto in Italian means odd or bizarre: an apt name for this idiosyncratic pizzeria.

Pure Creative, the team behind the design, has created a fun yet relaxed ambiance, where industrial features, rustic materials, and vintage furniture sit side by side.

Victorian cornices and vintage furniture add a sense of antique charm, which, teamed with the dark teal and burnt umber tones, make the space feel warm, embracing and quietly refined.

We particularly like the chalkboard drawings and odd trinkets, which add a personal touch and informality: a surprising find in the megapolis of Shanghai.

(Images from WeHeart and Retail Design Blog)

03/04

Code Black Coffee, Melbourne

We’re bringing you another coffee shop, this time Melbourne-based coffee roasting company, Code Black. Interior Architects, Zwei, converted two inner-city warehouses, combining an office and coffee shop, where the roasting process is on full display.

The original warehouse windows were kept, while the rest of the space is lit by warm yellow bulbs.

Dark and moody, the space features steel framing, polished concrete, and stained OSB board throughout, creating a raw, industrial aesthetic that playfully reflects the colours and textures of rich, dark coffee.

(Images from Inhabit)

 

 

15/03

Fette Sau, Williamsburg

Fette Sau in Williamsburg Brooklyn is a casual and fun southern restaurant concept located in trendy Williamsburg Brooklyn. The owners have converted an unused garage into a BBQ restaurant that stays true to the gritty surrounding area, while delivering its very own identity to the locality.

The design stays true to its past by incorporating rustic industrial features into its authentic design. Tractor seats are used as bar stools while phonograph horns have been repurposed as light fixtures above the bar light fixtures.

Marble counter, reclaimed wood, brick, and polished-and-stained concrete are a great example of other materials used to create the rustic feel of the restaurant and bar.

The courtyard previously used for vehicle parking and service, is decked out with heavy wooden furniture, worn metal tables and chairs and illuminated signage.

What we enjoyed most about the restaurant’s approach it this way they have embodies the industry into the way the venue  was designed and presented, clearing addressing the importance of the butchery side of the process.

 

(Photos from Facebook)

09/11

SHED 5, Melbourne

Melbourne restaurant, SHED 5, is a 19th century heritage listed former dock and wool store on the Yarra Waterfront. The predominantly industrial feel of the space is characterised throughout with the use of steel, timber and ceramics, including a three-tonne steel bar, a two-tonne rolled steel seat and banquette and a tiled feature wall.

(Image from Facebook)

Special design features emphasise historic features inherit by the building such as the restored 120 year old timber floors and the original booking office space, beautifully restored for its current use as a private dining room and cellar.  Reclaimed fixtures like industrial pendant lights from an old English railway station have been introduced to continue the general mechanical look and feel of the restaurant.

(Image from Facebook)

(Image from Facebook)

(Image from Facebook)

 

25/10

Smith & Mills, New York

Behind the weathered, nondescript doors on a quiet street in Tribeca hides Smith & Mills, a gem of a bar. Similar to the unassuming facade, the interior space gives the impression that it has been there for decades.

The light, vaulted ceiling creates a feeling of space in the cosy bar that has been well worn in. The interior is furnished with comfortable banquettes mixed with vintage industrial pieces and unusual fittings.

Framed architectural blue prints and lamps that look like they belong on drawing boards line the walls. This theme is carried through into the branding: the bar’s logo features a classing drawing of a draughtsman’s compass.

(Images via The Scout)

19/10

GRAB Thai Street Kitchen by Mansikkamäki+JOY

GRAB Thai Street Kitchen intends to introduce London to the simplicity of Thailand’s urban street food culture. This new ‘fast food’ restaurant sits a short walk away from Old Street and serves up good, affordable, everyday meals freshly prepared and dispensed from behind a counter.

The design was done collaboratively by Mansikkamäki+JOY and Lifeforms Design. In keeping with the idea of street food the restaurant has a ‘rough around the edges’ industrial feel, using materials associated with construction for the interior fixtures and fittings. Pallets and corrugated metal sheets line the walls and large globe light bulbs dangle haphazardly from a web of red and blue cables, creating an interior that, although minimal, hints at the lively scenes of Bangkok. Red plastic stools, similar to those used in urban street vending in Thailand, surround communal tables made from construction left overs.

(Images via Dezeen)

06/10

40-48 Fashion Street, London

A former market hall in Fashion Street has been converted into university offices by London based architects Buckley Gray Yeoman. The Grade II listed Moorish building that was used by traders at the start of the twentieth century required extensive work as a major fire demolished the entire rear section of the building. Fortunately much of the original facade remained intact and was preserved.

The architects placed the new structure independently from what remained of the original building in order to emphasize the individual structural identity of each. A layer of Corten steel is wrapped around the concrete structure of the new building to add a layer of depth and in response to the rich urban industrial character of the area.

The interior also has a strong industrial character: in-situ concrete is left exposed and complemented by timber panelling and glass balustrades. A large atrium allows natural light to filter down throughout the building.

(Images via Dezeen)

28/09

Depot Basel

Basel is synonymous with contemporary art, but it has been lagging on the contemporary design front. This is set to change: Laura Pregger and Matylda Krzykowski co-found Depot Basel to provide space dedicated to contemporary design. It is hosted in a disused grain factory, provided by the Habitat Foundation, and what what better way to furnish the space than to invite designers to create pieces purpose made for the it?

Nine designers were handpicked by the founders and spent five days with the distinctive silo structure, which inspired a dialogue between space and craft. The narrative that developed can be seen in the objects created by each designer for the initial prelude ‘Infrastructure’. The finished pieces walk the fine line between concept and functionality and evoke a strong sense of the space they inhabit, while clearly reflecting the voice of each individual designer.

Julien Renault + Camille Blin, Lightbox Library

Damien Gernay, Display Table

Damien Gernay, Lounge Chair

Florian Hauswirth, Rammed Clay Bench

Kaspar Hamacher, 3 L Shelf

Mieke Meijer, Service Desk

Mieke Meijer, Triangle Display

Max Lipsey, Tree Bark Benches

Max Lipsey, Concentration Chair

Tristan Cochrane, Podium Desks

(Images via yatzer)

19/09

Prosopa Restaurant, Athens

Prosopa is a restaurant next to the train tracks in Rouf, a busy Athens neighbourhood. It occupies a former glass factory, this gives the space plenty of rough, industrial appeal which has been maintained and is accentuated by minor alterations.

The interior unfolds on two levels, both benefiting from the large industrial windows, with views of the passing trains adding a theatrical, urban edge to the space.

The design draws from the building’s industrial heritage, acknowledging it through material choice and detailing: screed and timber floors, steel and rough brick work, with exposed services throughout. These raw elements blend harmoniously with the high design fittings and furniture from Moooi and Magis.

(images via yatzer)

08/02

Mazzo

Mazzo was designed with the intention of creating a living room. A place where you would be equally comfortable hosting a business meeting as a birthday dinner. The restaurant occupies an odd, post-industrial building and comfortably fills its mismatched spaces with its mismatched chairs.

You can watch your food being prepared in the eye-catching open kitchen surrounded by raw wooden shelves that display the authentic Italian products they use. The buildings industrial past is acknowledged by the exposed brick walls, concrete floors and services running overhead. These elements are combined with elegant carpets and playful light fittings from MOOOI and GUBI to create a chic urban feel.

Images via The Cool Hunter


25/06

Extension to the High Line

Fans of New York’s ‘High Line’ park have some good news to celebrate. The hugely popular urban landscape, designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro in 2009, is due to be extended to twice the length of redundant railway line it currently occupies.

Through a masterful use of detail and materiality, the design pays homage to the signs of decaying industry that surround it. Concrete planks that allow grass to grow in between them are a poignant reminder of nature’s ability to reclaim the man-made and artificial. The new section, designed in collaboration with James Corner Field Operations, will interpret these ideas further and include a dense area of trees and shrubs chosen for their ability to grow in the shade of skyscrapers. A lounging lawn and a sitting area bordered by an empty billboard frame will also enhance the existing design, which elevates visitors above the bustling city below.

The park’s much-anticipated extension is due for completion in Spring 2011.

(images from Inhabitat)

19/06

Studio East Dining

I’ve always had a strange love for scaffolding, so I am particularly delighted to see the beautiful temporary restaurant by London based architects Carmondy Groarke. The restaurant reflects its location, within a live construction site, by borrowing materials from the construction team, which also makes its impermanent nature very apparent. It was constructed in a short 3 weeks using 2000 scaffolding boards and 3500 scaffolding poles, reclaimed timber and was covered in recyclable industrial grade heat retractable polyethylene.

The result of this hired/borrowed construction is an inspiring 800 sqm dining space where you can enjoy delicious food served up by the people from East London favourite Bistroteque. The space is kept minimal and toned down, increasing the dramatic effect of its industrial look and rough materials. And at 35m high it has a spectacular view of the happenings on the Olympic construction sites and the surrounding area. At night it is illuminated from inside, becoming a glowing beacon on the evolving skyline.

It is only open until 4 July, so hurry up to be one of the lucky 2000 that will have the pleasure of savoring the tasty food and interesting structure of one of London’s most spectacular Pop-Ups to date.

(Photos by Luke Hayes)

06/05

Undercover

It was love at first sight when I saw images of the new Undercover shop in Kanazawa by fashion designer, Jun Takahashi, and interior designer, Kazuya Sasaki. The Japanese brand’s ninth boutique is based on the interior design of its flagship in Aoyama.

Both spaces are characterized by their beautiful light bulb infused ceilings, without a doubt the most striking feature. Even though they first did this in July 2009, it is still painfully fresh. They allowed the this ethereal looking installation to take center stage by keeping the rest of the interior minimal and muted. The Dieter Rams audio equipment and shelving, along with industrial detailing, perfectly compliment the overall look.

My only problem with this project is that I probably won’t get to see it firsthand any time soon.

(images courtesy of solediction)

07/10

Chipotle: Simple yet Spicy Designs

When restauranteur Steven Ells decided to expand his Denver-based Mexican Grill, he paired up with his friend and architect, Brand Gould, to develop a design strategy that reflected Chipotle’s core business philosophy: “simple materials put together creatively”.

The result?  An interior design concept that is consistent in its colors and materials, but gives local designers the creative license to adapt the footprint to fit each unique space.  Based on an industrial feel, the elemental materials found in all 830+ restaurants include concrete, corrugated metal, stainless steel, schedule-40 plumbing pipes, and birch wood.  While at most Chipotle locations you will find stainless steel-covered birch used as tabletops and counters, in some the birch transcends functional purposes and acts as decorative ceiling art.  Even their custom-designed artwork by Bruce Gueswel is created through a clever combination of these raw materials.  Aside from the chili-red signature paint color and rust-brown stained concrete floors, the materials within the space maintain their natural palette – again mirroring the concept of natural ingredients in the food.

In addition to setting the standard for “fast-casual” dining, Chipotle also incorporates sustainable architecture in their buildings and is a leader among restaurants in green design. They have gained recognition through sustainability efforts such as construction recycling programs, tankless water heaters, high-efficiency appliances, durable recycled finishes and materials, and non-toxic cleaning supplies.  Their Gurnee, Illinois location generates about 5% of its own electricity needs via a 6-kw wind turbine, and was the first restaurant ever awarded Platinum Level LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Photos taken from 2 Manhattan Chipotle locations