Fast moving fun
“The brief - a friendly, energetic, and dynamic atmosphere. The challenge - a super small budget.” – EBD design team
A young group of entrepreneurs came to us with the concept of starting a noodle restaurant. The brief - a friendly, energetic, and dynamic atmosphere. The challenge - a super small budget.
Beyond a tenancy our clients were keen on, and their vision of creating their own noodles for their Asian-fusion restaurant, they didn’t have much of an aesthetic in mind. It was then over to us. And so the fun began…
We knew that a lot of the budget was going to be consumed by the requirements of building compliance regulations and mandatory fit out expenses of a commercial kitchen. Therefore, our design had to use budget-friendly, out of the box methods. Our research took us to places like Motel Mexicola in Bali, Kiss Kiss in Auckland, and Rice Rice Baby in Mount Maunganui. These places had interiors that sparked conversation, promoted fast-paced dining, and provided the ‘wow’ factor that we were looking for.
Interior painting of the tenancy was part of the construction brief and we considered this a prime opportunity to push the boundaries of design. We explored how far we could transform the space with paint and colours from the logo. We used a large cluster of white paper lanterns to ensure the restaurant wasn’t just all paint while also serving to break the uniformity of the ceiling grid and to provide ambience at night. We also considered the materiality of the counter front, using Laminex’s demi round to mimick dried ramen noodles.
Misoi encapsulates everything a friendly, dynamic, fast-paced Asian-fusion restaurant should. While this fitout is very budget friendly, the love and soul created by the interiors and food made here speaks volumes.
The Laminex demi round counter front mimicks dried ramen noodles
