Sydney’s Chica Bonita restaurant evades “over-the-top” colors

Terracotta-coloured surfaces and step-like decor options seem inside this Mexican restaurant in Sydney, which Studio Gram has designed to steer away from cultural cliches.

Serving up a mixture of tacos and cocktails, Chica Bonita has been designed by Studio Gram to have fun Mexican tradition whereas avoiding the “over-the-top and over-saturated color palette” that has change into related to the nation.

The venue had been host to a motorbike store for the previous 20 years however was virtually totally stripped again to make approach for the brand new restaurant fit-out.

Its stone archways, tin ceilings and parquet flooring had been the one options preserved.

“The present constructing material is protected beneath the buildings’ heritage itemizing,” the studio’s director, David Bickmore, informed Dezeen.

“Because of this, the stepped particulars and surfaces are all ‘constructive’ components, added layers for those who like, that may be eliminated to return the area again to its unique situation.”

Surfaces all through the eating area are painted terracotta-orange to emulate the hue of the sand in Mexico’s deserts.

Matching-coloured tiles have been used to clad the doorway steps to the restaurant and the service bar that runs across the open kitchen, which has a terrazzo-like countertop.

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Diners even have the choice of sitting at one of many extra formal sq. eating tables, that are surrounded by brown-leather chairs, or in one of many cubicles which boast mustard-yellow and rust-red cushioning.

The studio has additionally included step-like imagery all through the area in unfastened reference to the type of structure on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Stepped reliefs run throughout the peripheral partitions and a tiered wall recesses again into the restaurant’s toilet services.

Staggered shelving has additionally been created to openly-display drinks bottles within the bar.

Splashes of color are supplied by lime-green arched shelving items and a handful of potted crops.

Decor is in any other case saved easy with a number of ceramic vases and modest wall hangings that the consumer has accrued from journeys to Mexico and different tropical climes.

Studio Gram relies in Adelaide and was based by Graham Charbonneau and Dave Bickmore.

As on this challenge, Australian inside designers Sample shunned “simplistic and culturally appropriated” imagery to create the interiors of Byron Bay’s Locura bar.

It options patchy gray partitions and concrete fixtures, akin to the aesthetic of Mexico Metropolis’s late-night eateries.

Images is by Toby Peet.

Challenge credit:

Challenge group: Olivier Martin, Dave Bickmore, Graham Charbonneau, Sam Broadbridge
Builder: Minogue Building
Branding: Peculiar Familia