Travallers Restaurant, Pune
Type: Commercial: Restaurant Status: Built Year: Dec 2016 Budget: Undisclosed Photos: Vignett Studio Design Team: Prashant Kulshreshtha Etisha Jain Priyansh Sharma
Story: The constant development of hospitality in the world wrt design and presentation has been generating a lot of interest to young generation. This generation is outgoing, energetic and explorer. Giving the emerging tradition to rediscover the world and surroundings, The concept of Travellers restaurant was devised. Being on terrace, away from hustle and burden of everyday life, engulfed in surrounding view and cool breeze, the place was planned to take and inspire to go to the road less travelled.
The initial stage of project consist of a series of ideas, ranging from ordering the ‘empty’ terrace, zoning the usable areas and answering the most detailed parts of planning and design.
The first thing to do is to reach the empty approaching staircase which is adorned with famous travellers and photos of travel bloggers against a yellow wall. Filament bulbs is used to highlight the place with amber colour in contrast to sapphire blue walls whereas wooden strips climb along the wall to ceiling making the place a bit dynamic. While the entrance lobby is planned with two single pine sofas (designed with the overall cross feature of wood design in the project) one two seater steel sofa with red cushion is placed to mark the comfort. One metal ceiling metallic yellow element with intact light was created at site to highlight the entry to the restaurant. In making the most of the design, contribution by our clients is appreciable. Right from time to time approvals over the planning and details to the funding everything were smoothest of all.
The entrance lobby is nestled behind a yellow dynamically designed coffee table book shelf. The books are about the most exciting places to visit. This shelf also work as show rack where few curios are put to mention the eagerness of travelling. While you entering the restaurant you will be amazed with world map made by Ogling inches team on raw finish brick wall with tilting pattern. The four zone timing can be observed at the top of the wall with four yellow and white clocks against the Dior grey wall. Two wooden block shelf with internal lights divide the bar to the lobby.
After entering the seating floor, you will be mesmerized to see the wall cladded with green natural plantation and creepers, country flags and framed images of particular country, and central buffet counter with jaali work and green court. The buffet counter is highlighted with cement jaalis specially purchased for counters (bar and buffet), these jaalis also have lighting behind them, making the place unusually beautiful in night. Service counters are placed at the four corners in Scandinavian style. Side seating is planned with sofas at one side and chairs on the other. The chairs are specifically designed and fabricated to suit the overall ambience of jaalis.
Presenting a warm and inviting element, the cabanas are next element which is featured. The cabanas are specially planned with a step up, in the end of the restaurant for the visitor’s vision while entering the space. These four cabanas are divided into pair of two, where each pair is comprised of cane seating and another of metal seating. It was never the intention of owner to fill the place with the seating hence the beauty of the overall carpet area has come out well. Washrooms are tucked away in the corner of the plan besides which 1200 sq. ft. Of kitchen is placed. The elegance of the plan can be measured with the non visibility of the huge service areas to the customers. While enjoying the meals they don’t see a hint of kitchen and washrooms while signage helps them to explore these places well.
Overall, The restaurant has come out to be the most featured commercial design around, inspired by various cultures, architecture and material use. We hope this project changes the upcoming trend of restaurant designs in India.
Civil work – Chavan contractors Electrical – Laxmi Electricals Tiles- Rangoli Ceramics Fabricators- Ganesh Fabrication Seating- Better Living Furnishing- Pride of Pune Painting contractor – Chotu Carpentry- Jayram suthar