Texas structure studio Aspect Angle Aspect has tailored a Sixties publish workplace right into a meals market and restaurant in Austin.
Opened in October 2023 within the Hyde Park space, Tiny Grocer serves as a speciality market, bar and cafe whereas Bureau de Poste is a contemporary French bistro led by superstar chef Jo Chan.
Austin-based business and residential structure agency Aspect Angle Aspect renovated the three,500-square foot (325-square metre) 1967 US Put up Workplace constructing and added a 1,500-square foot (140-square metre) outside eating patio.
“The Hyde Park U.S. Put up Workplace was an essential neighborhood hub within the Sixties – so we have been particularly cautious to maintain the integrity and spirit of the mid-century-utilitarian design,” Arthur Furman, founding companion of Aspect Angle Aspect, instructed Dezeen.
“Because the anchor tenant within the area, Tiny Grocer continues to be the centre of the neighborhood, a spot to assemble, store, eat and drink.”
The shell of the white brick constructing was left intact, however the street-facing facade was beforehand used as a loading dock so the crew remodeled the back-of-house edge right into a welcoming patio for the neighbourhood by eradicating the asphalt and including two massive reside oak bushes and a metal trellis and planters.
A cast-in-place concrete banquette holds the sting of the patio that’s paved with vintage purple brick.
The metal planter kinds a boundary between the parking space and the eating area, whereas the opposite edge is held by a lightweight grey-coloured stucco restroom constructing. White steel furnishings from Isimar and Portofino was used to furnish the patio.
“The patio and wine backyard is the actual coronary heart of the undertaking,” the crew stated, mentioning that it wasn’t throughout the authentic scope of the undertaking however added later when its bigger worth was realized. “That is the place all of the care and considered the inside spills to the skin, making a energetic atmosphere.”
On the inside, Aspect Angle Aspect complemented the unique ceiling and open internet joists with steel decking and industrial warehouse pendants by AQ Lighting. The polished concrete flooring expose the weathered imperfections and present the historical past of the constructing.
Upon getting into, buyers take within the vibrant number of curated merchandise displayed on white oak mercantile shelving. Inexperienced millwork hugs one wall and the area widens to an open inside plan.
A central deli and low bar floats in the course of the room and creates a transition from the market to the bistro. The bar is wrapped in Seneca terracotta tile and topped with gray and white quartz counter tops. Wood Soule barstools are tucked underneath the waterfall counter.
The back-of-house areas maintain a kitchen workplace, storage, and bar tools.
“Working carefully with the proprietor, design finishes trace on the constructing’s midcentury previous,” the crew stated, referencing the customized, built-in leather-based banquette by Undercover Austin Upholstery that traces the bistro’s again wall.
Above the banquette and Second Likelihood Customized wood eating tables dangle black cone gentle pendants by All Fashionable.
“The only largest sustainable characteristic of this undertaking is one that’s usually ignored,” the crew stated, noting the difference of the construction. “The ‘free match, lengthy life’ type of those previous buildings results in extra reuse and much much less waste.”
Current adaptive reuse tasks in Austin embrace a 1900s home transformed to a luxurious workplace by Michael Hsu and business items transformed to an structure studio by Baldridge Architects.
The images is by Likeness Studio and Mackenzie Smith Kelly.
Venture credit:
Structural engineer: Inventive Engineering
MEP engineer: ATS Engineers
Builder: Archive Properties
Business inside design: Aspect Angle Aspect
Architects: Aspect Angle Aspect
Constructing shell: Thought Barn Studio
Panorama design: Aspect Angle Aspect & Wild Coronary heart Filth
Proprietor: Steph Steele
