The project was to design an Arabian themed restaurant in a typical four storey commercial building that was leased for this purpose. The idea was to create a contemporary building with shades of traditional Islamic architecture. The first challenge was to satisfy all the functional requirements that the chef had listed out. It was an incredible journey into the world of food. The preparation areas had to satisfy the technical requirements for different preparations whereas the ambience of the dining spaces had to relate to the cultural aspects of the traditional cuisine. It is a multi-cuisine restaurant that serves Arabic food on the ground floor and Seafood on the first floor. Luxurious fabrics and handmade glazed tiles in a colour theme of golden and onion pink was used for the Arabic restaurant, whereas silver and wine red was used to set the theme for the Seafood diner
The chiseled house was one of our earliest renovation projects. The original house was constructed 13 years back and had used heavy ornamentation in its architectural expression. The layout had disjointed functions and lacked ventilation. We redesigned the house with a minimal architectural vocabulary based on the functional requirements. The skewed roof form is the outcome of a design process based on functional requirements and structural integrity. Layers of bamboo and other tropical planting, at different strategic points bring about passive cooling, and adds greenery to the house.
