A defining principle in our designs of this clients' restaurants is the concept of jugaad—a spirited, resourceful approach to repurposing everyday materials and objects in inventive ways. This ethos, paired with a deep reverence for India’s vibrant street food culture, inspires a spatial blurring between indoor and outdoor environments.
At Adda, reclaimed tin pails are transformed into pendant lights above a zinc-topped bar, while the back bar features sharply angled, rusted COR-TEN steel columns housing wood shelves for bottles and glassware. These bold, rusted forms are set against a backdrop of antique mirrored glass, adding layered depth and reflection.
Across from the bar, dining booths sit atop low platforms, partially enclosed by arched cane screens within slender steel frames. Above, rusted hanging planters evoke an overgrown street-side canopy.
Emerging from the bar area, a dining zone evokes the feeling of an urban outdoor setting: a long, tufted leather sofa anchors linear seating against a wall plastered with Indian newspaper and magazine pages, graffitied with Hindi phrases. This collage continues overhead onto the ceiling, where a cluster of rattan pendant lights
Bio Wid Chapman Architects is an award-winning firm specializing in the integrated design of architecture and interiors, creating spaces that are both functional and aesthetically engaging. The firm's portfolio includes a variety of projects such as hotels, restaurants, residential, retail, and student spaces. These designs are characterized by a modern approach that incorporates complex layers and a rich use of color. Each space is crafted to enhance the interaction between form and function, as well as space and light.
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