The mid-century architecture and roadside diners of the American west informed the interior of this nostalgic hamburger restaurant in Paris designed by CUT Architectures.
Located in Paris's Citadium ? a multi-brand department store on Boulevard Hausmann that is focused on lifestyle, streetwear, and sneaker culture ? PNY Citadium is the hamburger chain's seventh opening in the city.
Top image: yellow booth seating has a mid-century look. Above: marquee lettering announces the menu
Paris studio CUT Architectures ? which previously designed PNY's first, second, third and fourth outposts ? was invited back to create this location around the theme "electric tropical diner".
The interior, which features neon tube lighting, aluminium walls and embossed stainless steel, seeks to capture the "vivid and unique" energy of America's West Coast. Bar stools are paired with circular tables
In particular, the architects looked to the mid-century architecture of Venice Beach in Los Angeles, the Palm Springs' houses of Albert Frey, and Palm Desert sunsets.
Set out over 75 square metres, the 51-seat restaurant is headed up by a curved crenellated aluminium bar that lines the back wall.
The back of the bar is clad in aluminium while overhead a retro lightbox sign that displays the menu wraps around the top.
The crenellated aluminium bar reflects light across the restaurant
"The place is conceived as an architectural parenthesis set in the Citadium; a roadside diner who...