Architecture for restaurants, bars and hotels
Bars & Restaurants: Architektur für Gastronomie und Hotels
What should high-quality architecture accomplish for restaurants and hotels? Our philosophy: As architects, we want to build a framework for the concept concept of the establishment. To take the metaphor further: The restaurateur or hotelier “paints” the picture – and OOW builds the frame for it. Our task is to enable the host to make his or her image as powerful as possible. The design is design is a host’s best helper and reflects the approach of the restaurant, bar or hotel.
Ausgewählte Projekte für Bars & Restaurants
we design architecture
OOW is an award-winning Berlin practice designing and delivering buildings and interiors for commercial and housing—focused, bold, assured.
Architecture can create atmosphere - and be highly functional
OOW’s architecture is not limited to one concept, but reflects any number of facets: from the sophisticated rooftop bar in the new building with a club atmosphere in the centre of metropolitan Berlin, to the cosy brewery with an old dining room and existing architecture , to the restaurant in a retirement home in a timeless design with a slow and quiet atmosphere for elderly people.
Mathis Malchow, Architect BDA, Founder of OOW
Restaurant architecture that speeds up workflows
Architecture has to ensure that guests feel at ease in the restaurant – and that the restaurateur or hotelier can make perfect use of their spaces. For this reason, we focus on two themes in particular: atmosphere and functionality. From the very start, our architecture for restaurants, bars and hotels factors in the central questions, in order to make the work as pleasant as possible for those who will later use the space – and to ease and accelerate their workflows.
That is why we ask ourselves: who exactly are the guests? Do they want to grab a drink at the bar, settle in at a table with a beer, or be served a set menu at their seat? And how do the service staff reach the tables? How can they bring food and drinks to the guest without any fuss? How does the bartender work efficiently and elegantly at their station while showing off enough of their craft that guests fancy another drink?
Visualisation delivers a precise impression of the eventual lighting atmosphere
The guest's perspective matters just as much: what do they see from their seat? Light plays a central role here: the dish should be staged to perfection and clearly visible. At the same time, the hospitality space – whether an elegant restaurant, a high-quality beer bar or an exclusive rooftop bar – should radiate a feel-good atmosphere. Refined lighting, incidentally, is one of the areas where we can bring the full strengths of our visualisations to bear. At an early stage of the planning, we can try out different variants for the various times of day and give clients and users a true-to-life impression in advance.
So that the entire appearance speaks a consistent language, we as architects work closely with partners who, for example, design the menus or create high-quality logos. Aktuelle Referenzen: die Kerb Foodhall am Potsdamer Platz und das Jamie Oliver | Kitchen.
