Cinnamon is quite the opposite of what one might expect in the Ballsbridge, an up-and-coming mixed-use area in Dublin, Ireland, that has mainly been home to office spaces and residences. It’s bold use of color and tile juxtapose the development’s once buttoned-up reputation.
“They are trying to make Ballsbridge a destination and a lot of new restaurants are coming to that area now,” says designer Róisín Lafferty, principal of Kingston Lafferty Design in Dublin.
“We kept everything symmetrical,” Róisín says. “Under the mezzanine, the table is small so we wanted to make it feel even more cocooned.”
Ruth Maria Murphy
Róisín and her team were hired to transform a compact retail shell into an exciting, engaging spot. Róisín, who is known for her graphic, playful, and bold designs, delivered something quite dreamy inspired by installation art and with a palette that pepped up the brand’s maroon logo.
“I didn’t want it to be like any other restaurant,” she says. “We looked at Verner Panton, immersive and surrealist art, and playing with scale, almost like looking through the eyes of the child.”
With the area measuring only 169 square meters, KLD would need to be super creative to fit both plenty of seating and a kitchen in one space. And while the floor plan was very spatially challenging, the 12-foot ceilings were a major bonus, and Róisín was able to create a mezzanine level to hide the 73-square-meter kitchen. For drama, she chose to keep the entrance double-height, as well as the main wall and bar, giving off a dollhouse effect and further playing into the spirit of childlike design.
Róisín went with a bubblegum pink and two shades of blue to complement Cinammon’s typical maroon palette.
Ruth Maria Murphy
Today, the restaurant looks more like a dreamscape full of a range of textures and repeating primary building blocks. Circular mirrors, a nod to Verner Panton, help the space feel more open, but the bevy of tile is the real stand-out.
Vertically stacked light blue tiles create a purposeful sense of structure for the banquette and make the seating feel like it was always there, almost like it grew into the space. At the entrance, there are diamond-shaped tiles, which the designer says remind her of a circus, while possibly the most laborious element of the renovation was finding the custom circular floor tiles.
Arches, plenty of tile, a semi-industrial feel, and uncommon color palette is what makes Cinnamon work so well.
Ruth Maria Murphy
“They are such an important part of the design, and before the project finished, we were unable to get them,” she says. “But someone on my team managed to persuade a tile company to custom make them to fit our budget and timeline.”
Not only does Cinnamon inspire us to start flipping our tiles, but it reminds us that design can, and should, be fun.
Even in small, tucked-away spaces, the super cool tilework continues.
Ruth Maria Murphy- 转载自：Architectural Digest
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发表于 2020-8-3 21:25:45
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