Instagram-friendly shades of pastel pink, sandy yellow and cobalt blue feature in Hija de Sanchez Cantina, a new Mexican restaurant in Copenhagen designed by OEO Studio.
Located in the docklands district of Nordhavn, the restaurant captures the colours and forms of Mexico City and combines them with Scandinavian furniture and materials.
Hija de Sanchez Cantina is designed with a "casual cantina feel"
The project is the brainchild of former Noma chef Rosio Sanchez, who already has one restaurant in the city ? the Hija de Sanchez Taqueria in Kødbyen.
The idea here was to expand the concept, moving up from tacos and cocktails to a full restaurant menu, but without losing the casual dining experience that made the taqueria so popular. Shades of pink, yellow and blue reference the architecture of Mexico City
To achieve this, OEO Studio founders Thomas Lykke and Anne-Marie Buemann decided to divide the space up into a mix of zones.
There are a mix of high and low tables, with some spaces facing the bar, some clustered around an indoor tree, and others positioned alongside the windows. There's also an area overlooking the open kitchen.
The Mexican elements are complemented by Scandinavian furniture
"It was very important to me that, no matter where you sat, there was a unique perspective and height," said Sanchez.
"I also really wanted the space to have the illusion of a long bar and to give a casual cantina feel," she continued. "The differ...