Little Hugh Cafe, Nunawading Bar, Melbourne Restaurant Interior, Australian Architecture, Images
Little Hugh Cafe in Nunawading
Restaurant Interior in Australia – design by Biasol: Design Studio
12 Jan 2017
Little Hugh Cafe
Architects: Biasol: Design Studio
Location: 150 Rooks Road, Nunawading VIC 3131, Melbourne, Australia
Little Hugh Cafe

An unassuming shopfront in Melbourne?s outer eastern suburbs plays host to this compact cafe with a sleek minimalist fitout. For our studio, it was an opportunity to work again with one of our previous clients, the team behind Lilydale?s Hutch & Co.

Inspired by the neighbourhood?s industrial character, we experimented with computational geometry and Delaunay triangulation to develop the interior concept and branding. The result is a complex array of tessellated panels that wrap up the walls and across the ceiling, their surprising angles and shapes giving the interior its own distinctive aesthetic. To ensure a seamless finish, we configured the tessellated pattern using digital modelling and then used CNC machining to produce the interlocking panels.
Materially, the fitout employs a finely resolved palette centred around the lime-washed birch panels. We paired the pale timber with a rich teal named ?Uncharted? from Dulux?s colour range. The contrasting colours and textures accentuate the complex geometry of the interior surfaces.

The centrepiece of the 110m2 fitout is the L-shaped service counter. The front of the cou...