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2019

Photographer : The Fishy Project

‘Verandah’ is a two-storeyed, multi-cuisine restaurant located in a commercial complex. The design intended to create a space that evokes a rich sense of timelessness by integrating the restaurant into the ever-evolving fabric of the neighborhood. The space is designed to balance the duality of the traditional culture of rooted Kathyawadi people residing in Varachha area and their aspirations of blending in with the modern ways of living in the growing city of Surat. The atmosphere is elegantly eclectic, taking inspiration from Kathyawadi crafts and their social behavior to evoke a sense of nostalgia.

The space involves minimum intervention in the existing structure but for a reformation in volume by creating a cut out in the slab and adding elliptical staircase for vertical circulation providing strong visual connection between the two levels. The restaurant has a formal dining area for 160 people spread over on the first and second floor, a mocktail counter, brick oven live pizza counter, kitchen, multipurpose area, storeroom and restrooms. The central double-height volume is enveloped with an assortment of plants juxtapositioned with the elliptical staircase integrating both the levels of the space together.

Surat,Gujarat,India

Architects	:	The Co.de Studio
Year	:	2019
Website	:	https://www.thecompanyofdesign.com/

Space designed gives an experience that is reminiscent of rural Kathyawad settlements. There is a rich interplay of materials wherein the rustic texture of exposed concrete slabs and brick arches meet the traditional handwoven upholstery in the furniture and use of earthy materials incorporating the craftsman aesthetic in the space without trying to recreate the past. The limited play of materials and ornamentation has been a conscious decision so that the structural forms, concrete surfaces remain the background of the design. The flooring is laid with Kadappah stone and cement mortar joints similar to how it was done in rural areas while the MS grids on the ceiling hold perforated earthen pots within – adding a very dramatic light source to the double height volume. The furniture follows minimalist sleek wood and metal frameworks that are upholstered with ikkat fabrics and colorful rope weaving like they were traditionally used in ‘khatlas’ in Kathyawad but with a modern twist in terms of forms and design.

The design features unfinished feel, combined with the plants popping in the spaces full of joyous insouciance making the overall space rough, simple yet delicate.