Diners pack tightly into this informal Thai restaurant in Los Angeles, which local studio Weiszblu?th & Brown has designed to echo the intense flavours of the food served.
Holy Basil Market has 16 seats within just 90 square feet (8.4 square metres) of space in Atwater Village, following a highly successful first location Downtown.
Holy Basil Market has space for just 16 diners, who are accommodated thanks to flexible furniture
Chefs and partners Wedchayan "Deau" Arpapornnopparat and Tongkmala "Joy" Yuons tasked Weiszblu?th & Brown with maximising the compact unit so that the restaurant would feel as bustling as a Bangkok street market.
"Weiszblüth & Brown took cues from the chef's tendency for bright, intense flavors and hard-edge branding," said the studio. "The space, like the food, packs a punch." The stainless steel service counter has a low shelf for guests
Due to the lack of floor area, the designers removed the visual barrier between back and front of house, continuing the stainless steel from the kitchen into the dining space.
A metal service counter has a lower shelf for diners to perch against, while the same material appears as small chairs and stools.
Red baskets are stacked to create bases for tables that can easily be moved or put away
Bright red rectangular baskets are stacked along the wall to form shelving and act as bases for flexible tables that can easily be rearranged.
Tops for these ad-hoc tables we...