Studio C102 were commissioned by Italian restaurant group Strada to refurbish and reinvigorate some of its key existing sites while working to tight budgets. The brief was to recapture the essence of the brand, to create restaurants that are bright and welcoming, unpretentious yet sophisticated.
A stripped-back palette of contemporary materials and colours was selected, including walls finished in fresh pistachio shades and banquettes reupholstered in brown tweed. Ercol dining chairs and Anglepoise task lights reinforce the sophisticated atmosphere that blends the best of Italian and British design.
An initial batch of four sites has been completed, including St Katharine’s Dock in London (pictured).