restaurant influenced by an artist's backyard by metaphor

restaurant influenced by an artist’s backyard by metaphor
all images courtesy of nuttee thongjang

the idea for this restaurant in bangkok, designed by thai architecture firm metaphor was a ‘glass house in an artist’s backyard’. through the unique use of color, light and geometry, metaphor has carefully choreographed the 140 sqm space to feel like a relaxed creative’s den. paintings, sketches, paper with musical notes and even instruments help create this engaging atmosphere. a key feature in the middle of the layout is an open cooking table, inviting guests into the space and encouraging them to experiment menu options with the chef. with a seating capacity of 52 the dining area can be divided to cater for private parties, through the closing of a large curtain. the materials and lighting help to accentuate the sensory environment, the walls are a pale grey brick and soft, diffuse up-lighting indirectly fills the space along the metal arch detail. several balloon pendant lamps hang from the exposed ceiling reflecting off large tilted mirrors.

an open cooking table, invites guests into the space and encourages them to experiment menu options with the chef

dining area can be divided into a private room at the end of the restaurant

light gray brick walls with a metal arch detail, producing a soft diffuse up-lighting

main entrance approach

exposed ceiling with several different sizes of balloon pendant lamps

indirect lighting falls on each table and the feature areas

painting, sketch, music note and artist’s instruments to created the feeling of glass house in the artist house back yard

paintings, sketches and paper with musical notes help create the feeling of an artist’s den

detail showing polished gray concrete flooring with quote

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