Vilalta Studio

Tia Santa Restaurant

Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes

TIA SANTA RESTAURANT

Vilalta Studio

ARCHITECTS
Vilalta Studio

PROJECT TEAM
Xavier Vilalta, Maite Boren,Gabriela Galea, Mia Santic, Candela Juan

MANUFACTURERS
Apavisa, Bang & Olufsen, Duravit, Hansgrohe, Moso, Grupo Mci, Infrigrup

CONTRACTOR
InOut

INSTALLATION
Borja Santomà

PHOTOGRAPHS
Mauricio Fuertes

AREA
250 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Barcelona, Spain

CATEGORY
Restaurants & Bars

Tia Santa is a new healthy food restaurant chain. Vilalta Studio was commissioned to design the architecture of the first restaurant in the heart of Barcelona, ​​near the crossroads of the main avenues Passeig de Gràcia and Diagonal.

For this first restaurant, the interior was composed considering the distribution of existing space, which consisted of three levels connected by stairs.

Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes

The reception area was placed at the intermediate/street level.  The upper level was converted into the main dining room and the basement was transformed into a space for groups and the restaurant technical areas.

A key decision on the design was to rebuild the existing stairs between the reception and the dining area with steel and glass to bring natural light into the basement.

The other staircase that connects the entrance with the basement was also reconstructed to improve the circulation.

Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes

The whole project incorporates natural materials from sustainable sources:floors and tabletops made of bamboo and ceilings and shelves made of pine wood.

Nature is incorporated into the interior design with a modular vertical garden system placed at the entrance and at the back of the dining room salad bar.

Also, at the basement, nature is presented in a large natural parterre.

Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes

The whole lighting system, direct and indirect, was designed and built using LED technology. It highlights a light sculpture of 200 resin balls over the entrance and a translucent glass wall with shadows of plants at the basement.

Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes


Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes
Tia Santa Restaurant
© Mauricio Fuertes


Tia Santa Restaurant
Floor Plan 01
Tia Santa Restaurant
Floor Plan 02


Tia Santa Restaurant
Detail
Tia Santa Restaurant
Detail

Vilalta Studio
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