Concrete arch covers Mexico Metropolis’s Italian restaurant Sartoria

Board-marked concrete is used to create a vaulted eating area on this restaurant in Mexico Metropolis’s Roma neighbourhood, designed by native studio Taller ADG to echo outdated Italian trattorias.

Alonso de Garay of Taller ADG designed the Italian restaurant to accompany an present espresso store that was additionally renovated for the mission. Concrete options in each to tie them collectively, together with board-marked partitions that match polished concrete flooring and the uncovered ceiling.

Within the restaurant referred to as Sartoria a curved, board-marked concrete design wraps up over the eating area. Constructed-in wood seating runs down both aspect of the arched kind, and the backs are topped up with LED strips to mild the vault above.

“The primary thought was to create a vault that supplied a sensation of heat harking back to outdated Italian trattorias,” stated Taller ADG.

The 100-square-metre area can accommodate 25 individuals with wood tables and chairs which might be specified by rows beneath the arch.

Further eating area is supplied by a concrete ledge topped with white Statuarietto marble that runs alongside the window entrance. Oak stools are positioned beneath.

Picket particulars proceed into the rear of the restaurant, overlaying partitions that conceal the kitchen and toilet. Additionally positioned here’s a bar and a wine cellar that holds 250 bottles, with wood cabinets backed with marble.

A glass partition separates the restaurant from the espresso store referred to as Buna, which was redesigned to enrich the aesthetic of the restaurant.

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Particulars embody a chunky concrete counter topped with black marble that echo the form of a curved concrete wall on the again.

“Buna’s area is solved by tilting the vault form, producing a curved wall that gives a way of continuity in such a small area,” Taller ADG stated. “A play of arches kind the personalities for 2 totally different ideas.”

Cupboards with black marble counters puncture the concrete partitions to retailer tools, components and merchandise.

A number of lights intensify the intimate, concrete interiors, together with a tubular lamp by Belgian designer Vincent Van Duysen for Flos and a golden lamp additionally for Flos by Michael Anastassiades.

On the entrance of the restaurant are black aluminium chairs and tables by Italian model Emu.

Native agency Michan Structure has additionally created a equally “cave-like” restaurant in Mexico Metropolis, referred to as Oku.

Town has a powerful meals scene with many beloved cafes and eating places, together with Rosetta and Panadería Rosetta, that are simply across the nook from Sartoria. There may be additionally the famed Mexican restaurant Pujol within the Polanco neighbourhood.