With less than 1,000 square feet for both kitchen and dining, the layout uses forced perspective—the length and skew of the service counters and wall bar—to visually stretch the space while guiding guests from street to ordering counter.
Walnut millwork wraps the perimeter as benches, counters, and tabletops, with portions carved away to create perches and niches that subtly hold the customer. Walnut inlays in the tiled floor trace angled “guidelines” that reinforce the perspective and organize seating. Cork surfaces and flashes of bright green acrylic introduce a playful note against the otherwise earthy palette. Argiris worked with the fabricator on the custom millwork and display cases so the details work as well as they look.
The same care, at another scale.
