Navy-blue areas divide a historic restaurant in Barcelona

With the intention to create a timeless place, Mesura studio renovated the restaurant using chromatic contrasts and geometries together with artisanry.

Cheriff, a historic fish restaurant in Barceloneta, Barcelona, has been recently restored by architecture and design firm Mesura. Wondering how a symbol of the city could be redesigned to create a timeless place, architects wanted to reach out to the community through recognizable elements, simplicity and research – the division into compact areas typical of fish shops is an example.

The arched shape is used on the floor and ceiling to create, through the use of colour, a visual division of space: the white central area, covered with reddish wood used in the original restaurant, is intercepted by two navy blue areas hosting the tables and a bar. Inspired by the sea, blue is used in various materials and textures – including the painted columns in the centre of the room – and is used as a unifying element. Great focus is on artisanry, emerging in the reinterpretation of the terrazzo on the floor created with white tiles. 

Project:
Cheriff
Location:
Barcelona, Spain
Program:
Restaurant
Architects:
Mesura
Client:
Iborra Restaurants
Chairs:
Oscar Tusquets
Artisanry:
Terraconti
Area:
175 sqm
Completion:
2019

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