Architect and Builder April 2017 | Page 78

INTERIOR FEATURE

PIZA E VINO

INTERIOR DESIGN : INHOUSE BRAND ARCHITECTS

PIZA e Vino has reinvigorated its brand with an artisanal interior that references the handmade craft of its traditional pizzas .

An Italian pizzeria , PIZA e Vino falls under the Doppio Zero Group founded by entrepreneurial partners , Paul Christie and Miki Milovanovic . The duo wanted to reinvigorate the Piza e Vino brand by creating a restaurant interior that was in line with the company ’ s newly refined logo that emphasises the “ handmade ” aspect of the traditional pizzas for which PIZA e Vino is known .
Christie and Milovanovic briefed Inhouse Brand Architects to come up with an interior scheme for a brand-new PIZA e Vino
outlet within the newly added extension to the Lynnridge Mall in Lynnwood , Pretoria . Inhouse was responsible for establishing PIZA e Vino and its brand in the new space , working with the architects and construction team from the ground up .
Inhouse took inspiration for the project from a diversity of vintage influences , particularly old-school pizzerias . Nostalgia plays a role in the restaurant ’ s finishes , which are a blend of patterned and subway tiles , polished concrete flooring , light oak dining tables , light coloured marble counter tops , real leather upholstered booths , leather seating with brass buckles and strapping details , and reclaimed timber cladding . These all give
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