At the heart of the project is a simple inversion of spatial logic. Rather than treating the interior as a sealed environment, the architects set out to “turn it inside out.” To support this shift, the space was stripped back to its essential structure. Layers accumulated through previous uses were removed to reveal brick walls, rough plaster, and the building’s original proportions. This raw materiality does not read as an aesthetic affectation but as a form of spatial memory, grounding the restaurant in its own architectural history while leaving room for lighter, more temporary gestures to animate the space.

The sense of outdoor occupation is reinforced through a series of deliberately modest interventions. Blue-and-white striped awnings have been installed within the window openings, recalling the improvised shading devices found on Mediterranean terraces. Suspended on slender stainless-steel rods, they introduce rhythm and movement, catching light and casting soft shadows that subtly shift throughout the day. Garden-style light garlands stretch across the ceiling, further blurring the distinction between inside and outside, bathing the restaurant in a warm, diffuse glow.

This sense of casual, outdoor sociability is further reinforced through the choice of furniture, most notably the Monobloc plastic chair. Ubiquitous across Italy and the wider Mediterranean thanks to its lightweight, inexpensive, and endlessly reconfigurable design, here it reads as a piece of social infrastructure, recalling cafés spilling out onto pavements and piazzas. Set against this deliberately humble backdrop, polished marble surfaces introduce a subtle note of refinement: used for tabletops and the bar counter cladding, the stone adds weight and tactility without tipping the balance toward luxury.