Contractor
Ardent Craft
Photography
Nicholas Calcott
UNA PIZZA NAPOLETANA
Project Size: 1667 sqft
For their latest project, chefs Jeremiah Stone & Fabian Von Hauske, teamed up with acclaimed Neapolitan pizza man, Anthony Mangieri.
The primary design challenge for UNA Pizza Napoletana, was to create a singular cohesive space that represented two distinct identities: both culinary & aesthetic.
Materially, one side of the restaurant sets the other side off (this is true as much for the culinary experience as the spatial one).
¾” matte black penny rounds rally across the South wall and floor surfaces forming a black mass, an ebony stained Oak banquette sits
sandwiched between the dark tile and long crisp white lighting cove carved out of the South wall.
An over-sized off-white floor tile and ¾” French vanilla penny rounds create the opposing interior identity; fusing the light, bright interior surfaces, with the Calacatta marble bar and service hub.
A dividing line - where dark palette meets light - leads you to an aperture into the temperature controlled dough room. A perforated metal mesh screen pairs this view, with that of the pizza counter; where a carefully constructed choreography takes place.
Site-lines are curated to frame activity and emphasize the artisanal quality driving the
culinary experience. But the artisanal elements are not limited to the cuisine, all furniture
has been custom designed as an aggregate of Deco elegance and raw Industrialism.
The chairs and bar stools were designed especially for UNA. They are playful and geometric with splashes of jade upholstery.
The oven boasts a custom mosaic artwork. The restaurant floor is punctuated by the dotting of Sapele hardwood table-tops. The interplay of custom lighting elements and the layering of materials produce depth.
Each element holds the mark of the piece’s maker, the steel bar shelving were made in
Memphis, the chair + stool pairing, in Pittsburg, the metal mesh screen and the banquettes and table
tops, in Brooklyn.
The resulting design is one focused on craft, depth, vibrancy and material play.