Guidelines for a pleasant restaurant aesthetic design

One of the most critical aspects of making a restaurant successful is the design itself.
A restaurant interior plays an important role in the whole experience of eating out, a good review isn’t solely down to the food. Creating an environment that complements the menu and the space’s interior architecture is no simple feat.

Yhdessä Restaurant in Ruovesi by Studio Autograph.

ZZ’s Sushi Bar in Miami.

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Blue Romance, A masterful moment captured by Sean Fennessy at Nineteen at The Star.

At its core, restaurant design is all about creating a holistic dining experience for the customer. Whether it’s the entryway of the establishment, the communal seating area of a private dining space, or the energy of the bar, every component of restaurant design is purposeful.

Below a list of the top 7 topics to keep in mind when undertaking a restaurant design project:

  • Restaurants Everywhere Need to Feel Safe & Comfortable
  • A Variety of Dining Options
  • Texture, Texture, Texture
  • Local Flavor
  • On-Brand Design and Storytelling
  • Warmer Palettes
  • Increased Online Presence

Tattu Restaurant and Bar, Contemporary Chinese Cuisine in Manchester.

A design masterpiece by internationally acclaimed Lazaro Rosa-Violán, Cotton House’s Batuar Restaurant and Bar fuses Catalan artistry with timeless colonial elegance while paying homage to the building’s former use.

Last fall, San Diego celebrated the opening of Born & Raised, a $6.5 million Art Deco extravaganza helmed by CH Projects and twice Michelin-starred executive chef Jason.

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Three Penthouse projects that truly inspire us

South Villa

South Villa is a five-story penthouse in the award-winning Clifton Terraces apartments on Victoria Road, Cape Town. Its elevated position on the iconic Lion’s Head takes in extravagant ocean views and local landmarks such as Table Mountain and Clifton’s pristine beaches. The building mimics the existing contours of the site, sensitively ensuring that the views from neighboring sites were unaffected or even improved. The interior décor and interior architecture, by ARRCC and OKHA, has stylistic connections to the style modern movement of the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 30s.

Each apartment effortlessly binds state-of-the-art technologies into the fabric of its functionality and existence with 24/7 security, services, and amenities that afford a lock-up-and-go lifestyle for summer or all-year-round living . Through the seamlessly integrated home automation system, almost any aspect of the villa can be remotely controlled and personalized, including the lift, pool and Wi-Fi.

Penthouse in Magdalena

Penthouse in Magdalena emerges inside a building located in Colonia del Valle, in Mexico City. The concept that generated the design consisted on the integration of allusive elements of the Mexican culture, contrasting with details and contemporary accents, seeking to generate a harmonious and integral composition. The characteristics of the space and its context allowed the development of an environment with adequate natural lighting and views to the exterior, granting freshness to the environment and privacy in relation to the boundaries of the site. The project is characterized by the high degree of detail in its elements, creating a harmonious and aesthetic character, capable of generating different sensations in the user.

The intimate area of the project is characterized by the dominant use of warm tones, optimizing the lighting in the space and at the same time creating a comfortable atmosphere. The playfulness of the lines present in the finishes and furniture give visual continuity to the project, in addition to subtle textures. In this way, Penthouse in Magdalena is conceived as an interesting project in terms of interior design and distribution, where its elements are related both in functionality and aesthetics, providing identity and character.

De Rotterdam Suite


In order to create a spacious home, 2 properties are combined into this one luxury penthouse. One apartment is designed as one big living area including kitchen. The second apartment includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a jacuzzi and a sauna – 6 meter long bathroom for the master bedroom with a view towards the Rotterdam harbour – a jacuzzi besides the bed in the master bedroom – a glass sliding door behind for semi outside experience. Even from the 2 person shower you can enjoy the view because you can look all the way through the 13 m long bathroom and bedroom.

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