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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. SHIFT RESTAURANT in Bucharest, Romania by LAMA ARHITECTURAApril 2nd, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: LAMA ARHITECTURA The idea behind The Shift Restaurant was to obtain an interior space that would be an extension of the existing garden. The original space Situated in the center of Bucharest, in a protected area with old buildings from the 19th century, the house that holds this restaurant consists of aground floor, first floor and attic. The masonry wall type of the structure was combined with the wooden structures of the floors and roof.  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu
 Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu Restaurant layout In order to increase the height and the perception of the rooms, we chose to reveal the roof structure by adding the attic height to the first floor space. We kept the original layout of the floor plans, trying to adapt our proposal as much as possible to the character of the existing space.  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu Materials The old brick walls were plastered with 100% natural clay as used in ecological architecture. The remaining existing elements were finished with materials inspired by nature. Wood was used for the floors, walls and furniture, and mounted diagonally to clear imperfections and unparallel features of the old house. This also provided fluency for the elements intersections. The textures of the boards placed on different directions remind us of the variety of lines found in the garden. We used slate in the hallway for both walls and flooring,as to provide a gradual transition towards the inside,from the stone paved courtyard. Metal was chosen for the structural finesse and used for the base of the tables and chairs.  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu Lighting The lighting design also had it’s concept derived from the visual theme of the garden.The textile cable arrangement area reference to the bodies of climbing plants found in the garden. We used Edison bulbs, finding them appropriate for the era in which the house was built. The bulbs are released as musical notes from the brass instruments used as chandeliers. The theme of bringing nature inside was also obtained directly, by using natural moss for dressing some of the walls and allowing them to become miniature fields.  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © RaduMalasincu  Image Courtesy © LAMA ARHITECTURA  Image Courtesy © LAMA ARHITECTURA
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