Renesa Architecture Design Interiors imagined a 140-sq-m space that reinterprets regional materials and techniques for an innovative dining concept.

Key features

Located in Chandigarh’s Toy Hotel, restaurant Tin Tin is characterized by sweeping arches, contoured ceilings and rounded forms, contrasted by geometric mosaic walls and floors. The 140-sq-m restaurant – designed by Renesa Architecture Design Interiors – combines a minimalistic ‘Zen’ atmosphere with the use of ‘indigenous’ Indian materials and construction techniques. Stone and terrazzo were hand-laid by local craftsmen over the course of six months, in shades of jade, brown, white and grey-beige. The maze-like layout exposes nooks and crannies where a mix of standalone and communal tables are found. The curvilinear silhouettes of the furniture both mimic and complement the soft forms of the space and graphic shapes of the mosaic tiling. 

Frame’s take

With a menu described as ‘pan-Asian’ – specifically highlighting flavours from South Asian cuisine – Tin Tin has laid out an innovative gastronomical experience that fuses regional flavours within an equally impressive space. Utilizing both Indian materials and techniques in a novel way, like by contrasting geometric shapes with soft forms, Renesa Architecture Design Interiors created an interesting interpretation of ‘the local.’ Described by its designers as a space that ‘dives head-first into the realm of sheer experimental design’, the restaurant’s gastronomical offerings aim to do the same. Inspired by what is local, Tin Tin imagines a setting that explores new interpretations of Indian materials, techniques, and, of course, food.