When designing Doi Moi and lower level lounge 2 Birds 1 Stone, local firm GrizForm Design Architects and restaurateur Mark Kuller looked to flip nostalgia on its head by creating a clean, contemporary atmosphere that refreshingly strays away from DC’s current restaurant scene. The bright and uplifting space features a fresh design aesthetic that complements Doi Moi’s light, Vietnamese and Thai street food-inspired fare.
Using a white color palette throughout the space, the design team employed clean lines, glazed tiles, white brickwork and mosaic flooring. Pops of color can be found in two areas: on custom wooden shelving that showcases an eclectic mix of decorative pieces from Asia including Vietnamese water puppets, and, on a back wall, which is covered in a colorful mix of concrete tile.
For lower level bar 2 Birds 1 Stone, GrizForm kept the space just as bright and cool as the ground floor eatery with a customized wall mural by a local DC artist, a live edge wooden bartop, and lounge seating.
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