Unto Restaurant, Palermo Refurbishment, Sicily Architecture, Building, Italy, Architect

Unto Restaurant

Palermo Refurbishment, Sicily, Southern Italy – design by Studio DiDeA

14 Dec 2015

Unto Restaurant in Palermo

Design: Studio DiDeA

Location: Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Unto Restaurant in Palermo

The project is conceived as a reconversion of the previous space in a fast food.

The former antique shop’s space was composed by interconnected rooms, that the architects have turned into a singular grey-tones place marked by an extended counter made of visual concrete and wood.

Over the counter, a suspended volume of perforated black metal panel acts as a little storage, and ad support for a series of adjustable lamps.

The materials selection ( perforated metalpanel, visual concrete, grey painted walls, iron stools) reminds of industrial atmosphere and it creates a strong contrast with the early 20th century decorated floor, left exposed.

The iron front doors open up to the street,providing a sense of continuity between interior and exterior spaces, and underlining Unto’s urban character.

Unto Restaurant in Palermo – Building Information

Type: fast food / fast food restaurant
Client: Unto s.r.l.
Year: 2015
Location: Palermo – Italia
Design: Studio DiDeA ( Nicola Giuseppe Andò, Emanuela di Gaetano, Alfonso Riccio, Giuseppe De Lisi)
Program: ristrutturazione, progetto d’interni, immagine / Refurbishment, interior design, brand design
Surface: 49 mq
Contractor : Edilcrea Tognetti