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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. Hunter Bar in Oslo, Norway by SnøhettaMay 31st, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Snøhetta Snøhetta has created a holistic interior design and visual identity for the restaurant Hunter Bar, located at the newly built international terminal at Oslo Airport. Hunter Bar is conceived as a hunting lodge where guests can seek shelter and relax leaning back onto the wall of the centrally placed cabin. The restaurant has a rustic and robust expression, drawing inspiration from buildings in weather-torn locations. With the use of roughly cut wooden elements, raw steel, and leather in natural tones, the design evokes an atmosphere rich with associations to nature and hunting traditions.  Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen
 Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen The restaurant is laid with a simple furnishing concept that provides a wide range of seating possibilities. Much like a landscape, the space allows people to gather naturally and informally, creating places for people to sit in smaller groups, hiding in a corner, or for larger groups to congregate. The furniture is clad with autumnal-colored textiles and a lively woven textile inspired by traditional pattern.  Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen The visual identity, including logo design, menu cards and employee uniforms, build on the same principles of the interior design. Inspired by industrial typefaces, the lettering is made in a characteristic stencil style, referencing the tough and raw expression of the interior. Signage and customized messages such as “The hunt” at food pick-up, or “Back to nature” by trashcans enhance this visual identity.  Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen ABOUT SNØHETTA For over 25 years, Snøhetta has designed some of the world’s most notable public and cultural projects. Snøhetta kick-started its career in 1989 with the competition-winning entry for the new library of Alexandria, Egypt. This was later followed by the commission for the Norwegian National Opera in Oslo, and the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center in New York City, among many others. Since its inception, the practice has maintained its original trans-disciplinary approach, integrating architectural, landscape and interior design in all of its projects.  Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen Snøhetta is currently working on a number of projects internationally including The French Laundry Kitchen expansion and Garden Renovation in Yountville, California, the Le Monde Headquarters in Paris, the Cornell University Executive Education Center and Hotel in New York, and the design for Norway’s new banknotes which will go into circulation in 2017. Recently completed works include the redesign of the public space in Times Square, the Lascaux IV Caves Museum in Montignac, France, and the expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.  Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen Among its many recognitions, Snøhetta received the World Architecture Award for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the Aga Kahn Prize for Architecture for the Alexandria Library. Since its completion in 2008, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet has also garnered the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Architecture and the EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association) Great Places Award, as well as the European Prize for Urban Public Space, The International Architecture Award and The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2010. In 2016, Snøhetta was named the Wall Street Journal’s Architecture Innovator of the Year.  Image Courtesy © Ketil Jacobsen
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