Rangoon Restaurant

Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon

Rangoon Restaurant 

SAW.EARTH + Outpost Architecture

ARCHITECTS
Outpost Architecture, Saw.earth

MANUFACTURERS
Prism Planters, Progressive Automations

LEAD ARCHITECT
Outpost Architecture

ENGINEERING
Ryan Consulting Engineers

CLIENTS
Myo Moe

AREA
630 Ft²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Brooklyn, United States

CATEGORY
Restaurant

Rangoon Restaurant
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Rangoon Restaurant
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SAW.EARTH and Outpost Architecture have collaborated on the design of Rangoon restaurant, a kinetic retrofitting of a former bodega in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Rangoon Restaurant
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Rangoon Restaurant
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With the goal of reducing waste and costs to the lowest possible amounts, the architects retained as many original architectural elements possible. This primarily included retaining the existing kitchen and glass facades.

To create a new visual and spatial identity that accurately reflected the culinary influences of the chef, the architects designed two kinetic screens to be retrofitted over the existing facade and kitchen areas.

Rangoon Restaurant
© Germaine Gatewood
Rangoon Restaurant
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These screens were created out of laser-cut aluminum panels and driven by remote-controlled actuator motors connected in a parallel linkage.

The patterns for each screen and their physical movement reflect the cuisine created by the chef: traditional Burmese cuisine with Victorian accents.

Rangoon Restaurant
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Rangoon Restaurant
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Throughout the day, the screens can be remotely controlled to allow for more or less privacy in the dining areas.

The exterior screen also creates a kinetic visual and architectural identity for the restaurant in addition to providing shade and night time security.

Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon


Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon
Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon
Rangoon Restaurant
© Germaine Gatewood
Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon
Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon
Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon


Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon
Rangoon Restaurant
© Germaine Gatewood
Rangoon Restaurant
© Dan MacMahon


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Rangoon Restaurant
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Rangoon Restaurant
Floor Plan