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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. Colette Tim Raue in Munich, Germany by Bruzkus BatekApril 27th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Bruzkus Batek Tim Raue, one of Berlin’s top chefs, brings French flair to the Glockenbach area of Munich with his new brasserie, “Chez Colette”. Even the façade, with its grayvarnished timber panelling and integrated mirrored-glass blackboards, brings famous Parisian brasseries to mind. As do the furnishings inside, with many selected historic materials and pieces of furniture sourced from vintage dealers to give “Chez Colette” the atmosphere of an established restaurant from the start.
Tim Raue, one of Berlin’s top chefs, brings French flair to the Glockenbach area of Munich with his new brasserie, “Chez Colette”. Even the façade, with its grayvarnished timber panelling and integrated mirrored-glass blackboards, brings famous Parisian brasseries to mind. As do the furnishings inside, with many selected historic materials and pieces of furniture sourced from vintage dealers to give “Chez Colette” the atmosphere of an established restaurant from the start. Guests enter through a hallway composed of reclaimed industrial window elements. Inside the walls are filled with antique mirrors, below which green leather upholstered seating runs the length of one wall. Small marble tables and original brasserie chairs complement these. These tables, where guests can also sit on reclaimed seating from a French train, are located in front of the curved bar with its brass top and timber slats. The classic elements of a brasserie continue in the enclosing brass rods running between the bench seating, as well as in the mosaic floor of the bar. Historic station lighting is suspended above the bar, while, in the dining area, purpose-made pendant lamps interpret typical brasserie lighting in a modern way. The predominantly dark colour palette includes dark-gray walls and black-stained parquet flooring. In the tradition of the bohemian intellectual world of yesteryear, guests can read a wide range of newspapers while enjoying good food served in the bustling environment of “Chez Colette”. BRUZKUS BATEK Founded by Ester Bruzkus und Patrick Batek in Berlin in 2007, this internationally active architects office specialises in designing hotels, offices, shops, restaurants and private housing – and particularly in the detailing of high-quality interiors. The office has also completed successful exhibition and furniture design projects, including developing lines of furniture for manufacture and retail. Ester Bruzkus und Patrick Batek have an integrated approach to design. They like to relate specifically to existing situations, embracing the challenges that these contain, and transforming these into novel solutions. All their projects link existing site-specific and spatial conditions to the needs, ideas and dreams of their clients. The interplay of space, materiality, colour and light is key to Bruzkus Batek’s style of interior design. These aspects are combined to create rooms with a bespoke atmosphere that enable the client to express their individuality, thus filling the space with life. ESTER BRUZKUS was born in Haifa, Israel. She has travelled widely, living and working in the USA, Israel and France, but, from childhood on, her roots have always remained in Berlin. She studied architecture at Berlin’s Technical University and subsequently at the École d’Architecture in Belleville, Paris. Since founding her own office, Ester Bruzkus Architects, in 2002 she has completed many sophisticated and pioneering projects. PATRICK BATEK was born in Solingen, Germany and studied architecture and design at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. From 1999 to 2003 he ran his Stuttgart office, Patrick Batek Design. An interim year was spent working in New York for Richard Meier & Partners. Patrick Batek has completed many projects in Germany as well as in other European countries. Contact Bruzkus Batek
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