SUTHERLAND AVENUE

Year: 2001
Approximate contract value: £400,000

The premises of this restaurant in Maida Vale, London, housed on the first floor of a characterless two-storey building from the fifties, were in need of a major overhaul.

The Client’s ambition was to enliven the internal atmosphere and give a more prominent street presence.

The design centres on the complete rearrangement of the layout at first floor combined with the extension onto a roof terrace located at first floor on a street corner.

The extension consists of a glass and steel structure facing the street and acts both as a new vibrant and transparent bar area, and as prominent sign for the restaurant.

The combination of effective artificial lighting, people and activity will contribute to establish this light box as a distinctive element of the streetscape and give a new identity to the restaurant.

A new set of frameless glass doors, sheltered by a glass canopy and highlighted by a series of light boxes, form the proposed new entrance and establish a visual connection with the glass extension.