GERALD'S WINTERGARDEN RESTAURANT | Tecto Arhitectura

DESIGN THEME WAS TO CREATE A SPACE THAT MAY BALANCE THE EXISTING EXTREMELY RIGOROUS AND FORMAL RESTAURANT. WE WANTED A DYNAMIC, BRIGHT PLACE, THAT WILL BE EASY TO SPOT IN CITY LANDSCAPE. ALSO THE SPACEHAD TO BECOME WITHOUT ANY MAJOR CHANGES EITHER A SOBER BACKGROUND FOR A BUSINESS DINNER, A NEUTRAL FRAMEWORK FOR AN ARTISTIC ACT OR A TENSE BACKGROUND FOR A CONCERT.

THE DATA WERE RELATIVELY SIMPLE: MINIMALSHAPE AND REDUCED IMPACT ON THE SITE, GREEN ROOF, LARGE SLIDING WINDOWS. OUR RESPONSE WAS TO DESIGN A MINIMALIST SPACE THAT RECEIVES ALMOST TOTAL TRANSPARENCY AND RELIES ON THE RECURRENT USE OF WOOD TEXTURES IN ORDER TO PERSONALIZE THE SPACE. THE INTERIOR IS PERSONALIZED BY THE GAME BETWEEN LIGHT / DARK / SHADOWCREATED BY THE SKYLIGHTS FROM THE ROOF AND THE LIGHTING CONCEALED IN WOODEN BEAMS CEILINGS. TEXTILE SCREENS, MANUALLY PRINTED, BECOME INTERNAL SPACE`S LIMITS, GENERATING CUSTOMIZED SUBSPACES, DEPENDING ON THE NEED FOR PRIVACY/SOCIALIZATION OF EACH VISITOR. THE DYNAMISM OF THE SPACE IS ASSURED BY COLORFUL FURNITURE THAT IS PERIODICALLY REORGANIZED IN DIFFERENT PATTERNS.