Prolific Copenhagen restaurant Noma has opened a burger joint featuring an interior filled with natural materials and plants designed by Spacon & X.
Born out of a summer pop-up, POPL is a diner in Copenhagen's pretty Christianshavn neighbourhood, serving a simple menu of burgers, fries and light bites.
POPL is designed by Danish studio Spacon & X, the Emerging Interior Designer of the Year from the inaugural Dezeen Awards in 2018.
POPL is a burger joint in Christianshavn, Copenhagen
The interior design takes cues from Izakaya, informal drinking venues that can be found in Japan. The aim was to create a raw simplicity but to also create a feeling of warmth and comfort.
The designers did this with the use of warm colours and materials, which contrast the starkness of the building's concrete structure. They also added a wooden "plant bridge" above the tables, so that greenery is visible everywhere. A plant bridge is suspended above the tables
"We found it a natural decision that the design concept follows Noma's approach to the burger: simple, welcoming, and with the best quality ingredients," explained Malene Hvidt, architect and partner at Spacon & X.
"The design is welcoming to the extent that guests are not afraid to use the space as a hangout," she told Dezeen. "The surface materials and careful detailing communicate this through their expressive robustness and honesty."
Natural materials feature throughout the interior...