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Kalorias Restaurant

The starting point was a restaurant inside a Health Club that has become obsolete and lost its charisma during the years. We were asked to design a new concept for this space, however maintaining as possible the existing structures, having always in mind a reduced but sufficient budget.

Strategically we decided to create new elements within the space, with unique features that allows to surprise, resulting in the preservation of the existing elements. Also a new space hierarchy was designed, through the manipulation of the ceiling heights, the use of specific colors, and the creation of permeable surfaces with motives that are replied in different locations – the screen, the ceiling and the wine shelf -, allowing by this the possibility of having unique interior environments according with the time of the day and the purpose of the meal. The lightning was rethought and adjusted to the new concept.
For the restaurant decoration new principles where taken in order to create a brand new identity, more up-to-date but also that might reflect the culture and the traditions, or we won’t be talking about a Portuguese Cuisine Restaurant!
Handcrafted clay and cork lamps from Algarve were acquired, and popular portuguese food related proverbs where placed in the walls, reminding the old plates in the rural kitchen houses or even the sayings painted on tiles adorning the walls of traditional Portuguese taverns.
The wine has a role in the restaurant space. In addition to displaying the wines available, we can learn to match the type of food with the most appropriate wine.
Those who will enter might feel a new and contemporary reinterpretation of what means to be a Portuguese Restaurant.

What we did:

  • Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Furniture Design, Identity

Location:

  • Linda-a-Velha, Oeiras, Portugal

Start / conclusion:

  • 2013 February / 2013 December

Project area:

  • 190 m²

Client:

  • Salgado e Vaz, Lda

Photography:

  • estudio AMATAM

Featured in:

Detail of the wall clock beautifuly worked in lace naperon white, over the access to the kitchen, and the graphic element "Kalorias restaurant" in the trim.
Creation of an exquisite ambiance for the restaurant by using white, pastel purple and black colors, and by introducing subtle graphic elements in the decor.
Restaurant ceiling painted in black color, in a chromatic dialog with the black color of furniture, doors. Decorative graphic elements with portuguese sayings.
Placement of graphic elements in black color on white background, explaining the type of wine appropriate for each meal, on the restaurant's wine stand.
Wine stand lacquered in black color. Vertical and horizontal elements are crossed by diagonals elements that endow the furniture with a personalized design.
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Environment of the of the restaurant before the intervention of the team of architects. The transormation of the space into Kalorias brand image is clear. 19-estudioamatam-architecture-design-interiors-commercial-kalorias restaurant-before intervention
Enlightening image of the harmonious combination of all the decorative elements of the restaurant. Crafted wood panelling, painted in pastel purple color.
Photograph of pendant lamp in black color with golden interior, framed with a visually permeable room separator with a dynamic pattern equal to the wine stand.
Decorative detail of a flock of birds fixed to the wall replicating a trajectory, a subtle detail perceptible by the shadows provoked in the wall by the light.
Detail of the visual combination of the finishes with the decorative elements and the furniture, resulting in a harmonious and refined overall image of Kalorias
Disposition of the entrance in a way which guarantees privacy to the dining area. Furniture in black color and gray tones, wood panelling in lilac pastel tone.
Creation of several distinct areas without physical barriers, only with the use of different furniture, permeable environment separators and ceiling treatment.
Pendant lamps are an essential part of the decoration. On the outside they're in black color with golden interior, and some feature ornamental motifs inside.
Suspended white lamp with golden interior in ceiling with pattern costumized to the image of Kalorias, just like the wine stand and the room separator.
Besides illuminating the restaurant, the black suspended lamp with golden interior and black ceiling-fixing chain, is a decorative element of excellence.
Detail of decorative graphic element in black color, applied over white wall, with portuguese proverb. Wood panelling painted in purple color pastel shade.
Floor plan showing the organization of the compartments and the arrangement of the furniture, and the relation between the kitchen area and the meal area.