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Altesi Ristorante
the World Of Hospitality
Altesi Ristorante /
Arqmov Workshop
Within a neoclassical-style building, between 5th Ave
and Madison in NYC, in a 210 m2 shop, the interiors
were developed for this italo-french restaurant which
served lunch and dinner within the restaurant and its
terrace. The client wanted to widen his schedule and
take advantage of the pedestrian traffic throughout
the morning, permitting a new market. The layout
included a bread and coffee bar that can be attended
without the need of opening the rest of the restaurant.
The space distribution was simplified to the
maximum, walls were proposed as part of the cellar
and it was integrated within the design. Booths
were also suggested and a bar within its own bar to
accommodate a greater number of clients.
Referring to the use of materials limiting them to
homogenize tones and including a few textures, using
marble, different tones of wood, palladium on the
ceiling which gives the reflections and the illusion
of space amplitude, Completely warm lighting was
designed in such a way that it would give repetitive
shadows throughout the cellar, some architectural
details were accentuated on the bars and the polygonal
spaces in which wine is exhibited.
The terrace was ambienced with natural wood
wainscoting as a visual finishing in front of an
adjoining wall with bare brick which completes the
backplane of the property and a small vertical garden
that integrates itself with a large neighboring tree.