Casson Mann is proud to have undertaken its first restaurant project, creating the interior for the restaurant Eneko at One Aldwych; a new venture between independent luxury hotel One Aldwych and Basque chef Eneko Atxa. Casson Mann drew on its experience designing galleries and installations to devise an interior which captured this evocative meeting of Basque and London cultures.

With three Michelin stars for Azurmendi in Bilbao, chef Eneko Atxa is ranked 19th in the world, yet the brief for Eneko at One Aldwych was to focus on convivial enjoyment rather than formal occasions, and create a relaxed, warm and inviting space, that guests will want to make their own.

Casson Mann’s first consideration in the basement space was daylight: how to maximise the amount of natural light reaching the dining area. The venue is situated below street level, so the solution required a radical restructuring of the space. An entire floor was demolished, revealing the building’s original steel frame columns, and a new, smaller floating mezzanine was created, connected to the main entrance and downstairs restaurant by a series of floating copper staircases. Casson Mann’s design allows daylight to pour into the new bar and restaurant areas, creating a sense of spaciousness that transforms and modernises the venue.