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      Ravi Handa designs his own wine bar called Stem in Montreal

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      Reclaimed materials found during demolition work have been preserved and used as decoration in this Montreal wine bar called Stem that’s designed and co-owned by Ravi Handa Architect.

      Named Stem, the wine bar was completed earlier in 2020 near September, a cafe and surfboard workshop designed by the same architect in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood.
      A piece of vintage wallpaper now hangs by the bar’s entranceUpon learning that a vacant space near September cafe would be taken up by a big-box pizza chain, the architect teamed up with some partners to lease the space themselves.

      “There was an uproar in the community and we [September] along with other local businesses on the block didn’t want a multinational chain as a neighbour,” Handa told Dezeen.
      “There was a great deal of pressure to create something soulful and anchored to place since we had convinced our landlords to break with a brand that we felt was perhaps void of soul and rather generic,” he added.
      Materials found on-site during demolition have been turned into artworksHanda envisioned an establishment that would draw cues from the cafe, offering a casual place for neighbours to gather in a nighttime setting.
      “As a partner, and because the business is physically linked to an already successful business, I was more emotionally invested in the design process than usual,” he said.
      “While the spirit of the cafe is reflected in the wine bar’s fine lines and warm palette, the new space has an identity of its own, using the stem as a source of inspiration.”
      Slim slats of wood, intended to represent wine glass stems, are a recurring motif in the interiors.
      A privacy screen separates the tasting room from the back-of-houseDuring the demolition of the existing space, several finishes and pieces of various materials were found and repurposed as artworks for the finished space.
      “Scraps of wood and metal were collected in collaboration with artist and friend Jeremy Le Chatelier, who incorporated them into works of art,” the architect said.

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      The long, narrow space features some walls painted in a dark green colour that was chosen based on a piece of vintage, hand-painted wallpaper that was found on site.
      Elsewhere, the existing brick demising walls are exposed in a nod to the area’s industrial past.
      Thin strips of wood that line the space are meant to look like the stem of a wine glassThin wooden slats cover the bar itself, a motif that is also found in a privacy screen that separates the back-of-house spaces from the tasting room.
      “[The screen] conceals the washroom and dishwashing area, without alienating workers from the lively energy in the bar,” said architect.
      New finishes contrast the existing walls in the bathroomIn the restroom, a concrete wall was left in its original condition, contrasting the new tiles and fixtures that were installed during the renovation.
      In an effort to support local brands and designers, the architect sourced furniture and lighting from within the city’s tight-knit design community. The lights are by a Luminaire Authentik and the furniture was designed by Atelier Appareil, the furniture arm of Appareil Architecture.
      Other projects in Montreal include a newly opened coworking space by Ivy Studio and a retro coffee bar downtown by Ménard Dworkind.
      The photography is by Olivier Blouin.

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      Masquespacio designs colour-blocked burger joint in Turin

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      Spanish design agency Masquespacio has created the interiors of Italian fast food chain Bun’s Turin branch that combines blocks of pink and green with a blue seating area designed to look like a swimming pool.

      Bun Turin is a burger joint that takes its bold identity from the first Bun restaurant in Milan, which was also designed by Masquespacio.
      “This restaurant’s target customer is the urban lifestyle of people born late in the Millennium and the new Generation Z,” Masquespacio co-founder Christophe Penasse told Dezeen.
      The burger bar is in Turin
      Characterised by three distinct colourful areas, the burger joint uses pink, blue and green in order to playfully carve out different spaces in the restaurant.
      The sections are designed so that the restaurant’s three large windows present each colour as a separate blocked out space from the outside.
      Green and pink sections feature in the restaurantUpon entering Bun Turin, visitors are greeted with an ordering bar and drinks and ice cream fridge coloured in a dusty sage shade of the restaurant’s trademark green.
      Lit-up digital menu boards with gold accents display the restaurant’s food options, while a version of the same neon burger logo found in Bun’s Milan branch glows from a nearby pillar.
      A neon burger sign glows from a pillarPink and blue are used for two different seating areas both complete with built-in furniture.
      In the pink area, a central table coloured partly in green straddles both the pink and green sections of the restaurant.
      Sugary-pink terrazzo steps that double as a planter lead visitors to seats tucked into arched booths in the pink seating area, which also houses the burger joint’s toilets.
      The pink seating area has terrazzo stepsBun Turin’s all-blue seating area is built from pale tiles that are designed to look like a swimming pool.
      The area features mock pool ladders which aim to give visitors the impression of floating in water while they eat.

      Masquespacio uses blocks of colour to break up interior of Milan burger joint

      “Once we defined Bun’s identity we developed the project in 3D,” said Penasse.
      “At the end of the process, we do a lot of trials to reach the correct combination of colours and materials,” continued the designer.
      “In this case, we had several options for colour combinations, all focussed on a younger audience.”
      The blue seating area resembles a swimming poolApart from tiles by Complementto, all of the furniture in Bun Turin was designed by Masquespacio.
      “It is important for clients that Bun spaces can be recognised wherever they are located,” explained Penasse.
      “For this reason, the design will evolve and be slightly different in each space, but maintain a clear identity.”
      Each section is revealed to the street by a large windowMasquespacio is a Valencia-based design agency founded in 2010 by Penasse and Ana Milena Hernández Palacios, known for its use of bright colour.
      Other recent projects by the studio include colour-blocked student housing in Bilbao, and a stucco and terracotta restaurant in the Spanish town of Aragon constructed from twisting shapes informed by the nearby Pyrenees mountains.
      Photography is by Gregory Abbate.

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