Moscow’s FanFood provides soccer supporters a spot to seize a post-match pizza

A goalkeeper-themed mural and soccer kit-coloured fixtures seem inside this pizza restaurant, which structure studio Mast has created close to Dynamo Moscow’s stadium within the Russian capital.

Soccer-inspired decor particulars have been included all through FanFood in a nod to Moscow’s VTB Enviornment – an area landmark that studio Mast felt it “could not ignore” in the course of the pizzeria’s design course of.

“Workplace employees from neighbouring buildings, soccer or music followers will come right here after matches or concert events, that are consistently held on the stadium,” defined architects Vladislav Gaiduk and Vasily Korotkov, who head up the studio.

The principle characteristic of FanFood is a ceramic mural that depicts skilled Soviet soccer participant Lev Yashin, who performed for Dynamo Moscow for 20 years, leaping within the air throughout a match to catch a ball.

Broadly thought of the best goalkeeper of all time, Yashin is the one goalie in historical past to have acquired the distinguished Ballon d’Or award.

The mural, which has been accomplished within the type of work by 20th-century Soviet artist Aleksandr Deyneka, seems on a rear wall of the restaurant, on the finish of a curving walkway.

It is lined with a sequence of arched white frames, in between that are nestled easy timber tables and chairs the place clients can sit and luxuriate in their meals whereas overlooking the adjoining Petrovsky park.

Lighting is supplied by black tubular pendant lamps which might be suspended overhead.

Working with a restricted venture price range, the studio has accomplished the remainder of the area with a collection of low-cost supplies.

Timber beams line the again of the drinks space and its service bar, whereas tough blocks of purple stone have been used to pave the ground.

Concrete has been used to cowl the encircling partitions and to kind the board-marked prep counter within the open kitchen.

“Now we have minimised the variety of ending supplies in order that the area can be perceived as a complete,” added Korotkov.

A handful of options, just like the doorways, counter surfacetops and uncovered pipes within the ceiling, have been painted cobalt blue – the identical color because the package and emblem of Dynamo Moscow.

Enthusiasm for soccer reached fever pitch final 12 months in Russia because it hosted the 2018 World Cup.

The video games had been held in 12 totally different venues throughout the nation – amongst them had been the Kazan Enviornment, which was designed by Populous to resemble a waterlily when considered from above, and the Spartak Stadium, which is clad in tons of of diamond-shaped plates.

Pictures is by Polina Poludkina.