Project Name
Masa RestaurantPosted in
Design, Interior DesignLocation
Client
MasaCompleted
October 2018Detailed Information | |||||
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Project Name | Masa Restaurant | Posted in | Design, Interior Design | Location |
Bogota
Colombia |
Client | Masa | Completed | October 2018 |
Both the exterior and the interior design are based on a graphic language of geometrical playfulness, underpinned by the predominance of triangular and circular shapes. While the triangular cutouts on the facades allow the interior to be thoroughly day lit and ensure that “the space remains open to itself and to the street, and inviting to the city”, they also establish a strong visual identity—most notably by spelling out the letter M, a clever reference to the restaurant’s name, Masa.
The triangular windows enveloping the space are complemented by a plethora of circles, from larger elements such as the circular coffee-shop counter, the cylindrical timber-clad service station and the large circular window that looks out onto the garden from the kitchen, to smaller furnishings like cylindrical concrete planters, round tables and paper light globes. These elements are part of a whimsical repertoire of fixtures, furniture and surfaces, all designed by Studio Cadena, which animate the venue without crowding it or turning it into a themed zone.
The striated texture of the in-situ concrete shell is counterbalanced by the organic shapes of the hand-cast terrazzo tiles embedded into the terrazzo floor, inspired by a technique commonly used in Bogotá, while the exposed concrete of the columns, counters and planters is juxtaposed with the smoothness of the timber furnishings. This kind of geometrical and material dialectics is further explored in the central area, where a multi-tiered seating platform of polished timber, complete with circular cutouts and embedded planters, stands underneath a hand-painted metal mesh curvaceous installation that filters the daylight flooding in from the skylight above. It’s all part of Studio Cadena’s clever cross-referential design concept that creates a distinct brand without any actual branding.