Jonathan Clark Architects are a widely published, enthusiastic and innovative practice providing a high degree of attention and expertise to each individual client. Specialising in bars / restaurants, retail and contemporary domestic. This is Highgate house, some project from Jonathan Clark Architects.

This house is a two storey Edwardian terrace.

The works comprised the complete refurbishment of the house including two new bathrooms and a new kitchen dining area to the rear. While the new decor of the main house is fairly traditional in keeping with the age of the property, the main concept for the kitchen dining area was to produce a striking modern streamlined space that also gave an illusion of greater size.

A purpose made cream leather banquette was incorporated into the new storage joinery on one side to maximise the available space while on the opposite side a mirror splashback gives those seated at the banquette a view of the rear garden. The new dining table was also specifically designed for this space.

Cream fossil limestone slabs with underfloor heating help to create a homogonous look coordinating with the cream spray lacquered joinery and the ceiling.

A mirrored wall slides across the entrance area of the space to totally separate it from the rest of the house as well as bring in more light and the garden views.

Source : Jonathan Clark Architects

The concept for The Kirketon Dining Room & Bar in Sydney is based in the great restaurants and bars of Europe and America built in an era of style comfort and quality. Key priority was to encapsulate the style of Paris and the comfort of New York and yet still incorporating the edgy style of contemporary Sydney restaurant design.

Rigorous functional requirements and intense design collaboration with the client, James Ingram, dictated generous egress for wait staff, soft ambient lighting and the maximising of seating capabilities to match licensing. The kitchen also required upgrading to match the newly expanded seating layout as well as providingroom service to the Hotel guests.

The colour palette is restrained and used in a predominantly structural manner to define areas. Cladding finishes – predominantly black stained American Walnut panelling with brass trim, brass cladding treated with a bronze patina and finely sanded stucco plaster finish polished with bees wax define the palette. The ceiling was repainted in Dulux Deep Onyx to recede and take emphasis away from the relatively low ceiling height.…Unfortunately, This restaurant has closed on 12 February 2007

Source : kirketon dining room, your restaurants

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana opened a restaurant and bar called Gold in the fall, joining Giorgio Armani who already had a café, restaurant, bookstore and a nightclub called Privé, housed in his mega Armani store on Via Manzoni. The complex is rumoured to be the site of an upcoming Armani hotel. I think, overall design excellence then here are some photos to share.

Source : Dolce & Gabbana Gold, Out Next, The Star, Interior Design