Valencia has a new trendy restaurant. It is called Egeo, and it has been designed by the interior design studio Masquespacio. Located in one of the fashionable areas of Valencia, in Ruzafa, this restaurant is an immersion in the collective imagination that we all have of Greece.
The project to design this restaurant began when Thanasis and Ana contacted Masquespacio to open their first location in Valencia. The chain of suvlakis (Greek meat and vegetable skewers) already has two stores in Madrid, in the Malasaña and Lavapiés neighbourhoods.
The biggest challenge faced by the study led by Ana Milena Hernández and Christophe Penasse is that the chain did not want a sudden change in its image as it was its first location in Valencia. In this sense, Christophe Penasse explained that “Those who follow our work know that we like to break down barriers, so it was a great challenge for us to respect its minimal image and at the same time provide a different experience.”
To begin with, from the interior design studio they opted to respect the white and blue color palette, so characteristic of the Greek islands. But in addition, from Masquespacio they wanted to go a step further by bringing the space closer to Greece, applying the beauty of mortar materials, so common in the old houses of this country.
To create a comfortable and different space, the walls incorporate volumes with organic shapes as one of the most outstanding elements that continue with the search to represent the essence of Greek architecture.
The most remarkable aspect of the space is a series of Greek columns in their state of deterioration, and in this case, blue. From the studio they wanted to update a traditional element of Greek architecture, represented in many Greek restaurants in its classic state.
To recreate the modern version of the columns, they were made entirely with 3D printing, giving them a striking blue color, and complementing the design with LED tubes, thus creating a 21st century decorative element.
In the space, the position of the ordering bar in the middle of the space also stands out in order to create a bustling place as if you were in the middle of a Greek market, ordering your suvlaki in a mobile kiosk.
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