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Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com. Spoonfed in Los Angeles, California by Bureau of Architecture and DesignOctober 5th, 2018 by Sanjay Gangal
Article source: Bureau of Architecture and Design Inspiration behind the Design All good design, good architecture, relates to its environs; as well as the program or function of the space. SPOONFED is located in a new modern building so first and foremost that informed the design as we strove to create a clean, almost minimal feel with playful bursts of vibrant color. The other main inspiration is owner Sean Loeffel’s robust zest for life and hospitality. His personality and vision emanates throughout the space and dining experience. Who Sean is inspired everything, from the color palette to the materiality to the spatial flow to the detailing.  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu
 Image Courtesy © Paul Vu Description of the Space We are fortunate to have a space flooded with abundant Southern California sunshine. There are three walls of glass facing east, north and west. Within these walls are large garage doors that open, recessing into the ceiling, morphing the delineation between inside and out. Lushly landscaped dining terraces surround the restaurant with varied and vibrant vegetation, bisected by a linear, board-formed concrete fountain. We have truly created a restaurant within a garden within the urban grit of the Hollywood Media Arts District. It is truly an oasis.  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu The interior features three distinct yet unified spaces: Café, Bar and Kitchen. Millwork partitions simultaneously separate and unify the spaces, crafted with stacked panels fabricated from White Oak, Smooth- Troweled Plaster, Fabric Panels, Tile, White Laminate Fade Glass and Artwork. Café finishes and furniture, finely detailed yet casual and colorful, punctuate Spoonfed with vibrant powder-coats, smooth plaster and silver metal finishes. These give way to a more sophisticated Bar Joe, where satin brass finishes and blackened aluminum are more finely detailed and joined. Bianco Gioia Marble Slabs are prevalent in both spaces, unifying them.  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu Key Elements and Design -Morphing the line between indoors and out, as gardens surround and flow into the restaurant. – A linear, board-formed concrete fountain with two basins punctuates the main dining terrace, its rigidity altered by the flowing water and a beautiful, specimen English Oak Tree, selected and imported specifically for the garden, hovering overhead. – Varied furniture, minimal yet colorful, enhance the vegetation and define the East, North and West Dining Gardens.  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu -Panelized millwork walls divide and enhance the interior, bringing varied materiality to spare space as natural white oak frames upholstery, tile, plaster and custom art panels. – Custom light fixtures designed by Tom Nahabedian, exquisitely fabricated by San Francisco-based Boyd Lighting, hover over the Sales Counter, Communal Table and Bar; each similar in design, different in finish, unify the space. – Artwork by Pasadena artist Kenton Nelson greet guests upon entry to the Café and dominate the back bar in mural-type installations. Both pieces of art bring abundant color to their respective spaces; featuring females depicted in everyday life experiences in exaggerated, larger-than-life fashion.  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu – Ombre-patterned drapery flow across the tall windows in both the Café and Bar, bringing a bit of luxe to both while framing the garden views. – Perhaps the most fortunate users of the space are not the guests, but the cooks. Not only do they get to work in a brand new Kitchen, but they enjoy a wall of windows that bring in rich natural light while providing a view to the lush gardens. A wall of White Laminate Fade Glass both hides the bright Kitchen lighting from the Café while also providing views in and out of the Kitchen, sharing the energy of both spaces.  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Paul Vu  Image Courtesy © Bureau of Architecture and Design  Image Courtesy © Bureau of Architecture and Design
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