The brief was to convert a dank and darkly lit former Chinese restaurant with a catacomb of internal partitions into both a new café and a commercial kitchen for the client’s catering arm.  
Sustainable materials that were durable yet inexpensive were a priority, as was brand reinforcement through shelves and cabinets that could hold produce to help create a specific brand of quality, place and service that is the backbone of the client's business now and moving forward.

 

The reclaimed and recycled material in this project is testament to the fact that expensive finishes and deluxe joinery are not the only way to draw in consumers.  The use of tactile objects and rustic joinery create an atmosphere that is warm and inviting as well as encourages interaction with both the staff and other customers.  Added to this is the fact that sourced items and recycled materials are a good way of minimizing cost and achieving the desired style simultaneously, whilst subtle functional spatial separation to create a venue that would be a favorite, local and afar.