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Blue Velvet
Blue Velvet
750, Garland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Blue Velvet
750, Garland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Tag Front was commissioned to design Blue Velvet, A contemporary 7,000
square foot restaurant and lounge in an up-and-coming area of downtown. Located at the foot of a hotel that was
recently converted living spaces, it was to be designed to easily mesh with the
existing building, yet maintain a separate identity. Blue Velvet consists of
three main areas – the main dining area, lounge, private dining and the cloud
room.
The exterior of the space was designed to create a defined space for the
restaurant, but still feel part of the overall building. Horizontal members made from apitong wood
make up the awning, creating a separation between the restaurant and the
building. The wall leading up the entry
is made up of bead-blasted anodized aluminum panels of varying blue hues. The
restaurant sits adjacent to the swimming pool and the glass wall separating the
interior from the exterior allows full views of the exterior pool area.
The entry is separated from the main dining area by two floor-to-ceiling
glass planes with water-jet cut openings allowing a glimpse of the main dining
room. The glass planes also create a pathway to enter either the lounge or the
dining room.
The main dining area seats fifty and features three resin light fixtures
made with a random orbital sanded finish creating a diffused glow over the
space. Resin-top and apitong tables look
out over the pool area. A wood slat
ceiling is made of apitong and separates the ceiling of the dining and lounge
areas. Movable fabric panels and a split
level create a gestural separation between the main dining area and the lounge.
The lounge is raised and looks out over the dining area and onto the
pool. The walls make a gesture to the
exterior wall with varying colors of blue felt panels. The lounge features a sunken communal sitting
area with 17-foot cantilevering rough-cut granite slab that serves as the
table. Above the table, four “Air” light
fixtures cast an amber glow over the lounge area. The lounge area is adjacent to the bar and
the cloud room.
Two macasser ebony pillars in the lounge lead to the communal
bathroom. The bathroom features a large
sculptural landscape display. Around the
landscaping are steel sinks with automatic facets protruding down from the
ceiling.
The cloud room is defined by five layers of panels with randomly cut
ovals creating a lounge within the lounge.
The panels are held in place by stainless steel supports in a
poured-in-place concrete base. The
cut-outs create glimpses of the main dining area as well as the lounge and
chef’s table. Behind the cloud room and on the dining level, a chef’s table
separates the main dining area from the private dining area and on the other
side a large wall of river rocks separates the kitchen from the space.
The private dining area seats 35 and has a separate bar. The room is separated from the main dining
area by a red glass wall that has
randomly staggered blued and waxed steel tubes welded together and held upright
by a system of steel supports. Corian
tables look out over a flush fireplace, walnut private bar and a glass wine
room. The private dining room can be
closed off by a system of doors that retract into the walls.
square foot restaurant and lounge in an up-and-coming area of downtown. Located at the foot of a hotel that was
recently converted living spaces, it was to be designed to easily mesh with the
existing building, yet maintain a separate identity. Blue Velvet consists of
three main areas – the main dining area, lounge, private dining and the cloud
room.
The exterior of the space was designed to create a defined space for the
restaurant, but still feel part of the overall building. Horizontal members made from apitong wood
make up the awning, creating a separation between the restaurant and the
building. The wall leading up the entry
is made up of bead-blasted anodized aluminum panels of varying blue hues. The
restaurant sits adjacent to the swimming pool and the glass wall separating the
interior from the exterior allows full views of the exterior pool area.
The entry is separated from the main dining area by two floor-to-ceiling
glass planes with water-jet cut openings allowing a glimpse of the main dining
room. The glass planes also create a pathway to enter either the lounge or the
dining room.
The main dining area seats fifty and features three resin light fixtures
made with a random orbital sanded finish creating a diffused glow over the
space. Resin-top and apitong tables look
out over the pool area. A wood slat
ceiling is made of apitong and separates the ceiling of the dining and lounge
areas. Movable fabric panels and a split
level create a gestural separation between the main dining area and the lounge.
The lounge is raised and looks out over the dining area and onto the
pool. The walls make a gesture to the
exterior wall with varying colors of blue felt panels. The lounge features a sunken communal sitting
area with 17-foot cantilevering rough-cut granite slab that serves as the
table. Above the table, four “Air” light
fixtures cast an amber glow over the lounge area. The lounge area is adjacent to the bar and
the cloud room.
Two macasser ebony pillars in the lounge lead to the communal
bathroom. The bathroom features a large
sculptural landscape display. Around the
landscaping are steel sinks with automatic facets protruding down from the
ceiling.
The cloud room is defined by five layers of panels with randomly cut
ovals creating a lounge within the lounge.
The panels are held in place by stainless steel supports in a
poured-in-place concrete base. The
cut-outs create glimpses of the main dining area as well as the lounge and
chef’s table. Behind the cloud room and on the dining level, a chef’s table
separates the main dining area from the private dining area and on the other
side a large wall of river rocks separates the kitchen from the space.
The private dining area seats 35 and has a separate bar. The room is separated from the main dining
area by a red glass wall that has
randomly staggered blued and waxed steel tubes welded together and held upright
by a system of steel supports. Corian
tables look out over a flush fireplace, walnut private bar and a glass wine
room. The private dining room can be
closed off by a system of doors that retract into the walls.
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