The centerpiece of Moxy East Village is Cathédrale, a 300-seat French-Mediterranean restaurant conceived by Executive Chef Jason Hall and Tao Group. With a grandness that hearkens back to a much earlier era, Rockwell Group’s design was inspired by the musical legacy of the 1960s, in all of its decadence and raw creativity. As diners descend from the lobby—via a staircase that resembles a fire escape between two East Village buildings, with several bricks from its walls replaced by 3D-printed gold-plated crystals creating a sense of richness and awe—they’ll feel like they’re discovering an abandoned architectural treasure. The show-stopping main dining room is a soaring, triple-height space covered by a dramatic wire mesh sculpture by Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi that looks like the apparition of a grand domed ceiling, inspired by the Fillmore East, the legendary “Church of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” revered for its Medieval Revival architecture. The building’s history represents so much of the East Village’s character: iconic structures that have remained more or less physically unchanged, but whose various incarnations epitomize the city’s cultural pulse. The delicate yet monumental sculpture, called Fillmore, is made from Tresoldi’s signature wire mesh and floats above the main dining room, creating a dramatic dialogue with the restaurant’s architecture. The deep chasms and fragmented central dome of the 19-foot installation evoke the grandeur of the past while remaining firmly contemporary in its execution. Cathédrale also includes an open kitchen with copper accents and a bar area with distressed plaster walls and neon signs that reference earlier East Village hotspots like the Palladium and The Saint. The bar itself balances posh details with raw concrete and patinaed layers, with an angular design that creates flirtatious sightlines. An outdoor dining terrace, with a retractable roof, feels like a hidden surprise: With foliage spilling out of rebar planters and what looks like rusty card file cabinets, it is reminiscent of the improvised backyard gardens tucked behind many East Village restaurants. The Poster Room, a private dining space, immerses guests in the psychedelic rock era, its walls and ceiling lined with backlit screen prints of vintage concert posters. The Poster Room also connects to the terrace for private indoor/outdoor events.