Alvin Oei's profile

Pi on Sunset (West Hollywood, CA)

PI ON SUNSET
West Hollywood, CA
Part of the design direction for Pi was to maintain a sense of culture with a modern approach. The heritage of the restaurant originates from Beirut, Lebanon where the client and his family are from so It was important to research the culture and find motifs that were visual signatures of everyday life back home. One such motif were the large number of decaying window shutters on nearly every building for miles. For Pi, different window shutters of all sizes painted different hues of turquoise designed to have an aged look align the walls of the first floor to bring a sense of home.

The existing fireplace which has been in the space for decades proved to be a vital source of design direction and color theme. Beautiful photographs of color ink pigments by designer Alberto Sevso align the walls on each side of the fireplace which give the space a p>Phase One 
Concept Sketches and Renderings
Phase Two


Pi on Sunset (West Hollywood, CA)
Published:

Pi on Sunset (West Hollywood, CA)

Pi on Sunset is a modernization, currently under construction, to an existing 2-story Lebanese restaurant and hookah lounge on the Sunset Strip i Read More

Published: