Greenery spills over chunky concrete beams in Lima’s Statera Restaurant

A rooftop backyard and concrete beams stuffed with inexperienced vegetation are among the many options of this restaurant in Lima designed by native agency MD 27 Architects.

Statera Restaurant is situated on La Mar Avenue in Peru’s capital metropolis, an space that’s praised for its gastronomy.

Statera is a Latin phrase that interprets to “equilibrium and steadiness”, two ideas that influenced the eatery’s minimal design and deal with nature.

“An inside oasis is found behind this sculptural entrance that seeks to replicate ‘the steadiness present in nature by an ideal equilibrium of contrasts’, very like that present in an oasis,” MD 27 Architects mentioned.

Solid concrete and wooden entrance the outside provides option to mixture of texture and supplies used all through the undertaking. A lot of the design was influenced by the patterns, varieties and vegetation discovered within the three major areas of Peru: the Coast Line, the Andes Mountains and the Rain Forest.

The staff selected the concrete building enabled the agency to take advantage of the small website. Packed throughout the 300 sq. metre (three,299 sq. foot) restaurant is a ready space, eating room for 25 friends, open kitchen, small bar, wine cellar, two restrooms, rooftop orchard and repair space.

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“The architectural equilibrium of the undertaking together with the spaciousness and mild proportions of the inside, are achieved by pushing the structural concrete capability to its restrict,” the staff mentioned.

Lush greenery overflows from massive containers that double as structural beams, whereas pure mild floods into the area from skylights punctured above.

“The theatrical mild impact is achieved by the mix of the solar’s motion all through the day contrasting with the vegetation containers that filter and information the principle mild coming in,” MD 27 mentioned.

To enrich the concrete, the staff selected wooden and stone which might be evocative of textures present in nature. Different options embrace a row of sink basins shaped from rocks and the wooden clad exterior that fronts the wine storage room.

A nine-metre lengthy (29.5 foot-long) rectangular block of inexperienced marble serves as a counter area for meals preparation. It additionally separates the open kitchen from the principle eating room, so diners are capable of watch their meal as its made.

Situated on the higher degree is The Orchard, a rooftop backyard the place substances and spices utilized by chef Andre Patsias grows.

“Andre’s purpose was not solely to point out his connection to nature by his dishes, but in addition to have a restaurant the place all you may breath is nature, irrespective of the place you relaxation your sight,” the architects mentioned.

Within the rear glass doorways confide in a patio with a tree and wall partition that separate the eating area from the restrooms, wine cellar and repair areas.

Peruvian studios Ghezzi Novak and Blanco additionally designed a restaurant in Lima that makes use of pure supplies mirrored within the authenticity of the restaurant’s dishes.

Images is by Renzo Rebagliati.