Misoi Noodle Restaurant
Location
Palmerston North
Completion Date
2023
Services
Interior & Architectural Design
The brief - a friendly, energetic, and dynamic atmosphere. The challenge - a super small budget.
Awards
Silver Best Award 2023
ADNZ Regional Award - Resene Colour in Design
ADNZ Commended Award - Commercial Interiors and Fitouts
Our clients, 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 they were keen on, and their vision of creating an Asian-fusion restaurant, they didn't have much of an aesthetic in mind. It was then over to us, and so the fun began…
Considering that the budget was going to be gobbled up by the requirements of building compliance regulations and mandatory fitout expenses of a commercial kitchen, 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 both the interior, and the food made here, speaks volumes.
Collaborators/credits - Avodah
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