Studio NAAW uncovers Soviet-era details in Almaty restaurant interior
Local practice NAAW Studio has converted a former Soviet railway workers' housing block into the Fika restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan, retaining original features of 1950s building.
According to NAAW Studio, the restaurant re-examines the TurkSib Workers' House's social context by contrasting the original ornamentation with playful, contemporary details informed by Almaty's surroundings.
Studio NAAW uncovered Soviet-era details in a Kazakhstan restaurant interior
"We wanted to ensure that the interior did not romanticise the legacy of the colonial era, but at the same time did not deny it," NAAW co-founder Elvira Bakubayeva told Dezeen.
"When we found the original ceiling mouldings and capitals in a dilapidated state underneath the suspended ceiling panels from the past owners, we made the decision to preserve and give them visibility without a thorough restoration." A monolithic counter and timber shelves frame the cafe entrance
Following the client's brief for a cafe that also acts as an urban space, the studio opened up the interior to reduce friction with the streetscape.
"The key feature of the place is its openness," Bakubayeva explained. "We wanted to make it an extension of the city through a lack of unnecessary walls, an open bakery, spacious seating and large windows."
"To support this, the floor material enters from the outside, from the porch, and passes through all the rooms and flows seamlessly into the bar."...
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