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Family restaurant · Endless summer and handwork
Interior design of the IT/MIT family restaurant
Restaurant · 250 m² · Completed
About the project
IT/MIT is a family restaurant with a fusion interior in which everything is made by hand: bespoke murals, glazed tiles made one at a time and real window frames turned into decor. The space holds the atmosphere of summer and sun all year round.
Client request
The client, a retail chain, wanted a family restaurant that was equally easy to walk into for a business lunch, for a family dinner with children, or for a glass of wine in the evening. It needed a warm atmosphere that felt nothing like a chain, a character of its own, and an area that would interest children and leave the adults in peace.
Challenge
The premises were a standard ground-floor box with an industrial ceiling, exposed services and full-height glazing on to the street. The eye had to be drawn away from the concrete loft and the grey yard outside and towards an image of endless summer, and one room had to hold the bar, the main seating, a children’s area and washrooms worth remembering, without losing its unity.
Concept
The concept is built on summer, travel and the enjoyment of life. A monumental diptych of a sunlit day, ornament and print and a saturated palette pull a guest out of the everyday and into something closer to a daydream. Fusion makes it possible to join vivid imagery with the comfort of a family place.
We assembled the interior as a handmade collage. The walls were given over to artists: monumental murals, from graphic ‘portraits’ in orange and yellow to tropical jungle across a whole wall. The surfaces were laid with hand-glazed tile, Moroccan zellige at the bar, diamonds and herringbone in the washrooms. Real old window frames became decor and light partitions, tying the areas together and adding a sense of history.
The palette was set by the colours of sun and greenery: mustard velvet, terracotta, emerald and brass, living palms and woven light fittings. That is how an industrial box turned into a warm summer made by hand.
Result
The restaurant has a character that reads from the doorway and works for every scenario: the bar line by the windows, the main seating under the tropical mural, a separate children’s area with a playhouse and two themed washrooms worth the visit. Handwork in every detail makes the place memorable and photogenic, and guests come back and recommend it as somewhere to bring the family.
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Zones of the project “Interior design of the IT/MIT family restaurant”
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Main hall and bar counter
The heart of the restaurant: an open bar with lit shelves and a front of hand-made Moroccan tile, the main seating with velvet sofas, and a veranda by the full-height windows. Brass and woven light fittings, living greenery and real old window frames above the bar set a warm rhythm that feels domestic.
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Sunlit murals
A lounge runs along a whitewashed brick wall where the murals take the lead: graphic ‘portraits’ and citrus motifs in yellow and green. The ceiling is strung with coloured thread, and the furniture is plain timber tables and chairs, so that nothing argues with the art on the walls.
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Family zone
A space for guests with children: a playhouse against the tropical mural, soft benches and children’s chairs. A composition of real window frames on the wall turns the corner into a small house within the house, so the adults are at ease and the children are occupied.
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Washrooms and passages
Even the walk to the washroom is part of the experience. The corridors carry murals and fluted panelling, and the two washrooms are treated as contrasting worlds: an emerald one with a mirrored ceiling that plays a trick on the eye, and a terracotta one with herringbone mosaic. Hand-made tile and brass throughout.
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FAQ
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the project
What does a restaurant design project cost?
The cost depends on the floor area, on how complex the room and the bar are, and on whether turnkey furnishing is wanted. This 250 m² family restaurant, with several functional areas, is a mid-scale project, and the budget was worked out after the brief and the measured survey.
How is a family restaurant zoned within 250 m²?
Here we set the main room with its bar apart from a family area of its own, so that parents with children do not have to sit in the flow of waiters and next to a noisy table. The washrooms and the passages were planned so that a child can walk there alone without crossing the staff working area.
What did fusion style bring to this restaurant?
Fusion made it possible to bring different cultural and material accents into one space without narrowing to a single style, which is also what the fusion kitchen the restaurant was built around does. The sunlit murals became the accent that carries the meaning, and they hold the image of the place together across the room.
What is included in a full restaurant interior design?
The layout of the room, the bar and the family area, the services sections for the kitchen and the ventilation, a selection of materials that stand up to catering use, and visualisations for the owner to approve. Furnishing and procurement and design supervision are run at separate request.
How long does a 250 m² restaurant design project take?
Working from the baseline of 2.5–3 months per 100 m², a space of this scale calls for something like 5–6 months, given the kitchen area and the several passages. We run the project remotely, travelling to site for the measurements and for the key stages of the build.
How does restaurant design affect guest retention?
A family place lives on people coming back, not on a single impression, so what matters is not a striking picture but comfort: room to get through with a pushchair, a quiet corner for a family, an obvious way to the washroom. ARTEVRIKA puts details like these into the layout stage, before any material or decoration is chosen.