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Project The Water House Project
London
LOCATED IN Bethnal Green, East London, Te Water House Project is a fine-dining experience aiming to offer a relaxed and informal atmosphere. It began in 2015 when Gabriel Waterhouse left Michelin Starred Galvin La Chapelle with the aim of making fine dining accessible. What began as a 14-seat supper club from his modest home accelerated into a critically commended pop- up, and has gone on to become one of the area’s trendy eateries.
Its interior has been designed by Hi-Spec Design, specialists in bespoke German and Italian kitchen furniture. Te current display mixes furniture from two ranges by kitchen brand Minacciolo’s ranges; the island from the ‘mina’ collection with ‘natural skin’ tall units. 102 Wine bottles are displayed in Sub Zero’s integrated wine unit with a complementing fridge-freezer providing easy front-of-house access.
Below, from top The Water House Project aims to make fine dining experiences accessible. The work surfaces, chef’s table and wall cladding all feature marble-effect Dekton Rem by Cosentino
Te space features marble-effect Dekton Rem by Cosentino for the work surfaces, chef’s table and wall cladding. Te surfaces include 20mm thick work surfaces and chef’s table along with 8mm cladding on the back wall.
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AN ANCIENT barrel-vaulted workshop has been transformed into an inviting and history-rich dining space in the streets of the Italian town of Bolzano.
Architects noa took on the project to restore and reinvent the space of a house in the centre of the historic trading city. ‘Te house has a fascinating past that goes back centuries and overflows with life and variety,’ said Stefan Rier, noa’s founder and lead architect of the project. ‘It has been in the hands of the Teutonic Order, a goldsmith named Hanns in the 15th century, the town secretary Ennthofer in the 16th century, and a long line of families thereafter. With our intervention, we wanted Bolzano’s mercantile history to emerge clearly from these walls.’
Te project involved the space on the ground floor where shoemakers, carpenters, carters, wood and fruit merchants worked in the 19th century, and where later the first restaurant on the street was established. Although the building preserved its charming original architecture, it had deteriorated over time. Te Mayr family, current owners of the building, commissioned noa to restore and plan the interior to create the new Bogen bistro.
Te strong relationship with history was crucial in the definition of the project, both because the house is under monumental protection and because the design team wanted to emphasise the original architecture of the arches,
ALL IMAGES: BIRCAN TULGA
ALL IAMGES: ALEX FILZ
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