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Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Looking for Inspiration.

On Monday I went to the library in search of some books to give me inspiration to aid my design process.

The feedback from the round table has me thinking about the theatre of food, how people interact in a restaurant and how the preparation of the food can be part of the design.

I found 3 books in the library that sounded quite useful; 'Eat Out! Restaurant Design & Food Experiences', ' New Restaurant Design' and 'Successful Restaurant Design'. 'Eat Out!' is packed full of unique and interesting restaurant interior designs from all around the world, I recommend it if your looking for ideas!





Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Design Inspiration.


I’ve been looking for inspiration and examples of existing fish & chip shops, restaurants or sea side cafes. I have previously posted about ‘Kerbisher & Malt’ this is just another blog post to share some of the design ideas I like. It has given me an idea of what I am looking for and what I want in a site so hopefully that will help.   

West Beach Café. Asif Khan. – Indoor/Outdoor.

I like the way the front of the building can open up on a warm sunny day connecting the interior with the sea. The guests will be able to smell the seaside, enjoy the sea air and the views.







East Beach Café. Thomas Heatherwick. – Seaside inspiration.

The exterior of this building just looks like a beach and I love that this is where the inspiration has come from. The shape and colour has a real impact on the landscape. To me it looks like a rock on the beach or the marks on the sad just where the waves hit the shore – it makes me think seaside. The interior looks cooling and bright, it reminds me of the inside of a cave or the inside of a shell.





The Smokehouse. Pringle Richards Sharratt. – Re working a warehouse.

The smokehouse has brought together three different areas; a takeaway, a café, and a guest house. I like that the different areas have been combined to work as one and link together with the same theme. I really enjoy the industrial look of the building and the floor to ceiling windows.