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BODEGA Restaurant

BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

BODEGA Restaurant

Loop Design Studio

DESIGN TEAM
Sargam Sethi, Simran Chawla, Akshita Saklani, Seerat Dhuria

CLIENTS
Rattan Lubana, Yogesh Sharma, Neeraj Garg, Manveer Singh, Piyush Dhir, Ullas Malik

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Nikhil Pratap Singh, Suvrita Bhardwaj

CONSTRUCTION TEAM
Udit Anand

LIGHTING CONSULTANTS
Kriglow Lighting

AREA
4000 ft²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Panchkula, India

CATEGORY
Restaurant

Vernacular architecture whispers the wisdom of the ages, harmonizing and embracing its materials’ warmth. Bodega is a product of a seamlessly hewn vernacular and bohemian aesthetic.

BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

The design of the restaurant yearns for timelessness and emphasizes the use of a natural material palette comprising stone, wood, bamboo, and brick. Bodega’s interior decor is eclectic and whimsical, featuring distinctive sculptural art, lighting fixtures, and furniture.

The volume opens into a double-height atrium with a parametric bamboo lighting installation dropping down from the ceiling, thus harnessing the beauty of scale and distorting the perception of a cuboidal shell. The ceiling installation is primarily a lighting fixture reimagined as a vernacular bamboo chandelier.

The concentric, meandering, and layered installation floats unequivocally in the expansive double-height void. It reiterates our vision of creating a bold sculpture that adds visual weight to the space. The double-height wall cladded in natural grey stone becomes the perfect backdrop for the different axial layers to sprout.

BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

The space is primarily divided into three zones: the bar on the left, the central double-height floor in the center, and the private dining area on the right. The bar area ceiling is an undulated layer/sheet of twigs, straw, and thatch with miniature incandescent bulbs sprinkled all around that creates a stark, unearthly mood.

The space culminates into a dynamic, curvilinear bar that pops up as we transition from an easy setting. The private dining space is characterized by wooden slats, planters, and outlandish abstract ceiling fixtures. Brick has been laid out in different styles of courses to create an interesting texture play in the central seating area.

Bohemian and tribal motifs and patterns are embedded in various design elements, like the paneling and the doors. The overall goal is to provide an immersive dining experience that invigorates all sensory emotions and sparks curiosity among the users.

BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
BODEGA Restaurant
© Purnesh Dev Nikhanj


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BODEGA Restaurant
Plan - Ground Floor
BODEGA Restaurant
Plan - 1st Floor

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