Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo

BUNA SARTORÍA RESTAURANT AND COFFEE SHOP

Taller ADG

ARCHITECTS
Taller ADG

LEAD ARCHITECT
Alonso de Garay

CONSULTANTS
Maz Arquitectos

MANUFACTURERS
Andreu World, AutoDesk, Flos

LANDSCAPE 
Taller ADG

CLIENTS
Sartoría

DESIGN TEAM
Ana Cantú, Jessica Mijares, Israel Vergara, Antonio Mondragón

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rafael Gamo

AREA
1076 ft²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Mexico City, Mexico

CATEGORY
Restaurant, Coffee Shop, Renovation

The project provides a solution for two adjacent commercial spaces, separate but sharing access, foyer and services. Buna is a coffee shop, and Sartoria is one of the best Italian restaurant in the city by the chef Marco Carboni. The main idea was to create a vault that provided a sensation of warmth reminiscent of old Italian trattorias.

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo
Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo

This is the guiding design principle for Sartoria. Buna’s space is solved by tilting the vault shape, generating a curved wall that provides a sense of continuity in such a small space.A play of arches that form the personalities for two different concepts.

A sliding glass door provides access to both spaces through a small foyer. Which are met by a concrete wall that becomes the base for Sartoria’s vault on the right and Buna’s wrap-around wall to the left.

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo
Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo

Buna’s space features concrete central bar, which is the main source of lighting: a black, metallic tubular structure suspended from the ceiling at three points. It holds two moveable bulbs and a tubular lamp, designed by Vincent Van Duysen, from his Infrastructure collection for Flos.

At the back of the room, on the curved wall, an understated lamp lights a sign: “Buna, café rico” (tasty coffee). Another light source is pointed at a decorative blackboard near the window.

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo
Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo

In front of the bar there are two black, wooden openings, with matching marble tops; one for equipment and ingredients storage, and one for product display.

The space in Sartoria is defined by the vault, covering an area that holds 25 guests.

Under the window, there is a concrete bar with a white marble top and natural oak stools.

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo
Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo

At the back is a bar for making pasta, and an opposing bar for drinks, with wooden shelves and backed with the same marble: Statuarietto.

The vault’s curve and back wall were used to create a wine cellar that holds 250 bottles.

The bathroom door is integrated into the storage furniture, both in natural oak. The sink is outside, set in a bar that’s part of the chef’s work space.

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo
Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo

The vault is lit by three LED strips, concealed behind the benches, and smoothly illuminate the concrete curve.

On the chef’s bar is a railing with moveable bulbs to highlight the artisanal work that happens in this area. On the sink, fixture is a hanging lamp, a sphere with gold detailing, by Michael Anastassiades for Flos.

Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
© Rafael Gamo


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Buna Sartoría Restaurant And Coffee Shop
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