Dubai, UAE

Corinthia Hotel, Beach Restaurant


Year: 2017
Client: Confidential
Area: Confidential
Status: Ongoing
Design: Studio Costa Architecture, NEMA for AE7

CDO: A. Costa
Design Director: V. Alfonsi
Design Team: C. Cerrelli, D. Giambelli
Visual Artist: M. Pace

Rendering: Opifex Laboratorio Digitale

Dubai, UAE

Corinthia Hotel, Beach Restaurant

Year: 2017
Client: Confidential
Area: Confidential
Status: Ongoing
Design: Studio Costa Architecture, NEMA for AE7

CDO: A. Costa
Design Director: V. Alfonsi
Design Team: C. Cerrelli, D. Giambelli
Visual Artist: M. Pace

Rendering: Opifex Laboratorio Digitale

The restaurant is part of a beach hotel in Jumeirah Beach Residence. The design aims to highlight its informal and vibrant atmosphere by the use of colored textures and modern materials. New geometries have been created to fit perfectly with the concept: 3D surfaces and suspended elements give a unique experience to the customer. The main idea is to have a casual dining area offering a healthy and vibrant gastronomic experience, through a journey along different zones delineated according to the different types of kitchen.
From the main entrance a wooden corridor introduces the customer to an open kitchen/grill area, followed by a social table, leading up to the wooden pizza oven area. The restaurant also has a private dining area and a bar connected to both indoor and outdoor spaces.

The peculiarity of this restaurant is that most of the kitchens are open, transforming the dining experience into a spectacular culinary show.
The eclectic style of the restaurant is reflected in the material choice. Textured, tridimensional materials like patterned tone, natural wood and 3D ceramic tiles are preferred; textures and colors are further played with to create an interesting yet elegant space. The glazed curtain wall makes the indoor area permeable and forms a permanent connection with the outdoors; this in turn allows for the best views of the pool to be available from the restaurant, while being discreetly screened by the natural vegetation located along the outdoor path. Special care has been made in the selection of furniture that gives the restaurant a classy touch, but keeping it young and fresh.