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Somewhere

Verhaal

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Restaurant
6.58
6.87
6.63
5.94
6.51
Julie Payette
Julie Payette Cofounder and Partner at v2com newswire
7.5
7
7.5
7
7.25
Rabih Hage
Rabih Hage Founder at Rabih Hage
4
5
4
4
4.25
Benoit Florençon
Benoit Florençon Photographer at Benoit Florençon
5.5
7
6.5
6
6.25
Jana Kleine-Kalmer
Jana Kleine-Kalmer Interior Designer and Artist at Jana Kleine-Kalmer
6
7
6
4
5.75
Rene Toneman
Rene Toneman Partner and Creative Director at Silo
The interior gives a sense of cinem...
7
7
7.5
6
6.88
Yenny Zhang
Yenny Zhang Retail Designer at Nike
6
6
6.5
5
5.88
Christopher Dessus
Christopher Dessus Founder at Paf Atelier
6
7
8
7
7
Rune Ricciardelli
Rune Ricciardelli Creative Director at Visual Display
7
7
7.5
7
7.13
Jason Immaraju
Jason Immaraju Creative Director at NVE Experience Agency
4
7
6
4
5.25
Thomas Tse
Thomas Tse Design Director at Inspiration Group
7
7
6.5
5
6.38
Torquil McIntosh
Torquil McIntosh Cofounder at Sybarite
4
4
4
6
4.5
Eric Tsui
Eric Tsui Founder and Design Director at Kingwoo Strategy and Design
5.5
6.5
5.5
5
5.63
Irene del Valle de la Sen
Irene del Valle de la Sen Studio Director at Roth Architecture
6
6.5
6.5
6
6.25
Ben Zhang
Ben Zhang Founder at Shanghai Jielu Decorative Design Engineering
6.5
6.5
7
5
6.25
Dustin Stupp
Dustin Stupp Creative Director at Vave Studio
An emotive space that seamlessly bl...
7.5
7
8
7
7.38
Designer
Client
The Independent Food Company
Floor area
555 ㎡
Completion
2022
Social Media
Instagram
Lighting
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Spectacularly located in beautiful Bujairi in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somewhere is an escape inspired by its surroundings. The interior journey is one of considered elegance, beautiful curation and bold discoveries, Somewhere becomes everywhere but home.

Somewhere is located in the heart of a heritage neighborhood village called Diriyah Gate, Bujairi. The design approach is to take the patrons on a journey that has an international energy and contemporary aesthetic.

The brief was to use nature as inspiration for the interior experience so we focused our attention on creating spaces of quiet desert accents offset with lush oasis greens.

Somewhere explores all possibilities of capturing the excitement of discovery and calm serenity in a single experience. The narrative revolved around the undulating landscape of the dunes and the soft undulations repeat itself throughout the dining experience. A beveled mirror wall installation frames the entryway and imitates the elusive nature of a moving dune. The sofas and chairs all have similar forms that give a feminine elegance to the dining spaces.

Verhaal commissioned a muralist for the palm tree artworks, to celebrate craftmanship and the imperfect. Each area on the space has its own personality that forms a cohesive and lovingly curated journey that is a true desert escape.