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Arthur's Restaurant

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Designer
Client
Chase Hospitality Group
Floor area
587.20 ㎡
Completion
2019

The design of this restaurant begins with its location in the existing 1975 office tower; it bridges the modern aesthetic of the building and the client's vision of a traditional steakhouse. The minimalist detailing respects the former while the material palette imbues the latter. The main dining room features a suspended convex ceiling that amplifies the purity of the octagonal form of the building. Connected by tall wall panels, the facets in the ceiling and chevron wood floor radiate around the perimeter and draw inward to complete the space as a monochromatic wood volume. The geometry of this ceiling is derived from the perimeter extents of the building faceted into a finer scale through repetition and proportion. It organizes the space around the edges and continuously refers back to the center of the room thus creating a sense of intimacy within the large space. Luxury and opulence are crafted within the series of volumes and spaces through the extensive use of leather, dark wood and patinated bronze recalling the iconic materials of former steakhouses. Bronze clad walls and ceilings wrap the portals that open into the textural wood dining spaces. The matte black colour palette of the corridors dissolves into the background emphasizing the adjacent bronze thresholds. The spectacle of the dining space is balanced by a low horizontal datum of fixed banquettes and loose furnishings that allow guests to see and be seen across the room.