Yellow hues make for a sunny environment inside this restaurant in New York's West Village, designed by Brooklyn-based studio GRT Architects.
For San Sabino, GRT Architects once again teamed up with chefs Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, with whom they worked on the neighbouring Don Angie restaurant.
San Sabino's historic facade was restored and painted pale grey to constrast the yellow interior
With a very different menu and aesthetic, the new space is typified by buttery yellow interiors that contrast its pale grey facade.
Both restaurants occupy the same wedge-shaped building on Greenwich Avenue, in what used to be a trio of retail spaces with "diminutive storefronts".
An interior wall was partially removed to connect the bar and dining areas The facades were restored and windows were uncovered, returning the historic corner to its former glory.
"Under many layers of paint and filler we found the original storefronts clad in copper sheet that seemed only better for neglect with a charming verdigris and patina," said GRT Architects.
A stainless steel ribbon above the bar fronts the lower connects and connects through to the dining space
Inside, a thick brick wall was partially removed to unify the spaces, while still visually separating the bar area from the main dining zone.
A ribbon of stainless steel above the bar wraps around to connect the two, with custom polished brass sconces affixed at intervals onto the undulating surface.
Ribbed leather banqu...