The colourful retro diners of Quebec influenced the interiors of this restaurant in Ottawa, designed by Montreal-based Ivy Studio.
Buvette Daphnée wine bar and advantageous eating restaurant sits in a 1,500-square-foot industrial area inside an outdated industrial constructing within the metropolis’s historic ByWard Market district.
“The institution, led by a head chef with deep roots in Quebec and years of expertise in Ottawa, goals to showcase a mix of each cultures by the eyes of a nostalgic francophone residing within the nation’s capital,” stated Ivy Studio.
The studio subsequently regarded to Montreal’s vibrant retro diners for design references, pairing a caramel, brown and cream palette with contrasting blue and burnt orange accents.
Extremely seen from the road, the eating space on the entrance is split into two major sections.
A decrease, extra intimate area with eight-foot ceilings is to the fitting of the doorway, whereas a loftier 15-foot-high area the place the open kitchen, a 36-foot-long U-shaped bar and high-top counters could be discovered to the left.
Within the taller portion, the ceilings are painted black to obscure the additional peak and the partitions are clad in cream-coloured, v-board panelling that continues overhead within the decrease space.
Each the bar stools and the semi-circular seats tucked into tambour-lined cubicles are wrapped in blue velvet, whereas classic eating chairs function orange seats and banquettes are cognac and chocolate-toned.
Pure walnut was used for almost all of the millwork, and parts of the constructing’s authentic brickwork have been left uncovered.
In entrance of the doorway, a lacquered server station with a pill-shaped plan and tiered cabinets attracts the attention to the restaurant’s centre.
“To tie the whole lot collectively, a vibrant custom-designed mosaic with the principle colors covers your entire restaurant flooring,” Ivy Studio stated.
“Varied lighting fixtures within the area every inform their very own story,” added the crew, which put in a 30-foot-long bespoke tubular piece by Montreal-based Hamster above the bar.
In the meantime, frosted globe-shaped pendants which might be recycled by Studio Botté from Montreal’s Sixties road lamps grasp from the black ceiling.
“Very similar to its celebrated menu based mostly on domestically grown substances, Buvette Daphnée’s design gives Ottawa an genuine style of Montreal’s wealthy culinary tradition,” the studio concluded.
Ivy Studio has accomplished a number of restaurant interiors in its dwelling metropolis of Montreal, together with the not too long ago accomplished Center Jap eatery Hayat, which incorporates a color palette based mostly on “the earthy tones of the Syrian deserts”.
Earlier examples vary from Piatti, an Italian spot that the studio renovated after fireplace injury, to the tropical-themed Jack Rose in a former auto physique store.
The images is by Alex Lesage.
