Project Tour: Elgin Café by RENESA Architecture Design Interiors Studio
The Elgin Cafe restaurant and bar is a culmination of a day bistro with a hip bar vibe by night. Leaning on the maximalist side, they created a clean, soft space with an inviting colour palette. The idea was to create an atmosphere and feel of the outdoors, where you would find yourself surrounded by greenery, natural wood, food spots, and conversations. They sought to engage in a design that would create an international hospitality experience, consequently appealing to the social media savvy clientele that enjoys café culture. Its definitely #insta worthy!
Customers are invited to engage with the play of materials and the spaces they form in the café. One part forms the café area which has more of a day dining aesthetic while separating the private dining room through sliding folding shutters.
Photographs: Niveditaa Gupta
Layers and design features encourage customers to explore the space. A small entrance leads to the winery with wine bottles integrated into shelving alongside the long fluted bar. Amidst the wine bar, we decided to provide a community table clad in greenstone and high chairs.
Photographs: Niveditaa Gupta
Approaching the design through locally sourced materials, the entire space reflects Udaipur green stone with fluted members. You can spot nuances of Madagascar green and pale green with contrasting salmon color seating that adds a not-so-subtle quirk to our scheme.
Photographs: Niveditaa Gupta
The furniture and pendant lights were coordinated to reflect natural cane and fabric with dull gold accents in the form of traditional switchboards and wall lights. The ceiling forms the rest of the elemental nature of the restaurant through mouldings repeated in the entire span of the space. Maintaining the monochrome interior ensured the integrity of the space and reduced visual noise without shifting any highlighted details.
Photographs: Niveditaa Gupta
Photographs: Niveditaa Gupta