Designed by MDDM STUDIO, Lievito is designed as a place to meet, to share and to taste. A new restaurant for socializing while sharing slices of gourmet pizza and enjoying a glass of wine in a space defined by grey stone volumes and brass details. The property venue is a long strip that stretches from a lobby of a hotel on the south side to a big opening on the north side, facing a river. Along with this stretch, the design creates different environments – from very public to very intimate spaces – to offer various atmospheres to the customers, following the natural light access in the space.
Photography: Jonathan Leijonhufvud
The big, fully operable folding window in the north is inviting guests to the restaurant?s bar and aperitivo area. This space is dominated by a free-standing stone bar counter enlightened by the insertion of a brass screen. The bar area is lightly furnished to offer space for any form of socialization. A step up, armchairs creating a lounge area next to the window, which can be easily extended to the terraces due to the fully operable folding window.
Taking a step down from the bar area, the customer reaches the dining area. The length of the space is emphasized by various elements as the long light along the west wall and its replication as stripe insert in the wall.
Photography: Jonathan Leijonhufvud
The kitchen, organized in parallel to this setting, takes the shape of a stone block carved out to host open kitchen windows, a long bench...