Concrete and terrazzo furniture feature in Ritz&Ghougassian's minimal cafe interior
This pared-back interior for a cafe in Melbourne features concrete and terrazzo details that offer a muted backdrop for the colourful food being sold.
Local architecture studio Ritz&Ghougassian was asked to design a simple interior for Penta, located in the suburb of Elsternwick. The 125-square-metre cafe incorporates a main dining room along with a secluded private space.
In order to make the interior interesting despite its minimal finish, the studio developed unconventional cafe furnishings like terrazzo seating.
"We were approached by our client to create an eatery that honoured the food offering, a colourful display of seasonal dishes," studio director Jean-Paul Ghougassian told Dezeen. "The dishes on offer are given a muted and distilled background to allow them to be the real stars." "I guess in a lot of ways whilst taking a back seat to the food offering, the interior mirrors the playfulness and diverse menu."
The team created two contrasting spaces, both finished with simple material palettes and a scattering of native ferns.
Along with bright white-painted walls and high ceilings, the main dining space has large windows that fill the room with natural light and create a sense of grandeur.
The predominant feature of this space is the use of masonry, including a polished concrete floor that exposes the aggregate from which it is composed.
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