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Little Hugh Cafe in Nunawading
Restaurant Interior in Australia – design by Biasol: Design Studio
12 Jan 2017
Little Hugh Cafe
Architects: Biasol: Design Studio
Location: 150 Rooks Road, Nunawading VIC 3131, Melbourne, Australia
Little Hugh Cafe
An unassuming shopfront in Melbourne’s outer eastern suburbs plays host to this compact cafe with a sleek minimalist fitout. For our studio, it was an opportunity to work again with one of our previous clients, the team behind Lilydale’s Hutch & Co.
Inspired by the neighbourhood’s industrial character, we experimented with computational geometry and Delaunay triangulation to develop the interior concept and branding. The result is a complex array of tessellated panels that wrap up the walls and across the ceiling, their surprising angles and shapes giving the interior its own distinctive aesthetic. To ensure a seamless finish, we configured the tessellated pattern using digital modelling and then used CNC machining to produce the interlocking panels.
Materially, the fitout employs a finely resolved palette centred around the lime-washed birch panels. We paired the pale timber with a rich teal named ‘Uncharted’ from Dulux’s colour range. The contrasting colours and textures accentuate the complex geometry of the interior surfaces.
The centrepiece of the 110m2 fitout is the L-shaped service counter. The front of the counter captures the same facets and angularity of the walls, its ridged surface kinking and bending along its length. Facing the door, a coffee machine in the same vivid teal takes centre stage. Up above, two long niches in the same tessellated design have been carved out of the wall, housing display shelving and pockets of greenery.
Opposite the counter, cosy dining pods have been inset into the walls. Minimalist tables, our own Tremezzo stools and banquette seating create a relaxing place to enjoy a coffee or lunch. We used a plush Kvadrat textile to upholster the seating and the backrest strips along the wall.
Underfoot a concrete resin floor was a practical and hardwearing solution. Overhead, pairs of Kayan pendants from Plumen pick up on the theme of experimental production – their perforated black sheaths are produced using a 3D printer, creating a very contemporary result.
Quotes:
“We modelled the tessellated panels extensively before we started production. This process helped us to create a seamless finish that flows across every surface.”
“Texture and contrast were really important elements of this project. The warm birch panels contrast beautifully with the vivid teal of the dining pods and the upholstery.”
“This project was a chance for our studio to experiment with cutting-edge production technology alongside using 3D software, forming a continuous pattern of computational geometry inspired by Delaunay triangulation.”
Little Hugh Cafe in Nunawading – Building Information
Name of the project: Little Hugh
Location of the project (city/country): 150 Rooks Road, Nunawading VIC 3131
Completion: 10 October 2016
Area: 110 Sqm
Category: Hospitality – Café
Name of design office: Biasol: Design Studio
Materials:
Industrial
Clean
Crisp
Minimalistic
Geometric
Seamless
Floor:
Concrete resin floor
Upholstery:
Fabric: Kvadrat Maharam (Upholstered fabric from http://kvadrat.dk)
Kvadrat upholstery Divina Md 843 for bench seats
Furniture:
Stools – Biasol Tremezzo avaible from http://www.biasol.com.au/
Table bases – JR Furniture
Lighting:
Downlights: Davoluce Lighting
Pendant Lights by Plumen: Kayan
Paints:
Paint 1: Dulux – Uncharted
Paint 2: Taubmans – Black Fox
Plywood Panels:
Design Ply – by Gunnersens
Lime powder coated finish
Greenery:
Greenery: Glasshaus
Photographer: Ari Hatzis
Little Hugh Cafe in Nunawading images / information received 120117
Location: 150 Rooks Road, Nunawading VIC 3131, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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