Husband and wife design duo Jon and Ma?a Kleinhample drew on dinner parties held in their Belgium home to create the homey aesthetic of this restaurant on Melrose Avenue.
Auburn is a fine-dining restaurant located in Los Angeles, in a space that has been home to a number of famed eateries, including Michel Richard's Citrus.

Chef Eric Bost enlisted local architect Oonagh Ryan to reconfigure the space and the Kleinhamples, who run local studio Klein Agency, to oversee the interior design.
The 105-seat eatery is intended to provide the experience of eating at home, drawing on the numerous dinner parties that the Kleinhample's held at their house in Belgium.

"Klein applied the perspective they acquired from past dinner clubs they hosted in their Antwerp studio and amplified it on a larger scale with auburn, resulting in an intimate setting reminiscent of a well-appointed residence," said a project description from Auburn. The kitchen remains open to the dining area so that chefs at work provide the focal point for diners. Inside, the kitchen features a laser-cut steel hearth as its centrepiece.

A pair of wooden shelves front the kitchen and are filled with crockery, resembling a storage cabinet in a home. Two wooden dining tables are set behind atop a rustic-looking rug, completing this homey set-up.
Adding to this aesthetic is a neutral palette comprising roughly painted, muted walls, which aim to be "equally calming and energetic."

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