Füm is a contemporary Italian restaurant located in West Midtown Atlanta. Designed by Arcturis, Square Feet Studio, Grassfed Culture Hospitality, and HAND Studio, the interior draws from the layout of an open piazza with circulation centered around a large communal space. The restaurant includes a pasta maker’s room, wine station, dry-aged meat chamber, DJ booth, and a wood-fired open hearth beside the show kitchen.
Curved plaster soffits wrap overhead surfaces and structural columns throughout the dining room. Hand-finished limewash walls appear alongside walnut millwork, blackened metal detailing, brass accents, and Ceppo Rosso marble surfaces. Paprika-toned ceiling insets, pistachio green shelving, terrazzo counters, and red upholstered seating extend across the bar and dining areas. Füm includes a 150-seat dining room in West Midtown Atlanta.
Image Credit: Arcturis | Square Feet Studio, Grassfed Culture Hospitality, HAND Studio
What's Driving This Trend
- Curved Interior Geometry
- Organic curved plaster soffits and rounded structural elements create fluid circulation patterns that could redefine spatial wayfinding and acoustic zoning in dense dining environments.
- Piazza-inspired Communal Dining
- Open communal circulation centered on a large shared space mirrors public piazzas and suggests new models for social dining economies and flexible event programming within restaurants.
- Integrated Culinary Theaters
- Visible show kitchens paired with specialized rooms like pasta makers and dry-age chambers position back-of-house functions as front-of-house attractions capable of transforming guest engagement and revenue streams.
Who This Affects Most
- Hospitality and Restaurants
- Restaurants adopting multi-functional, theatrical interiors can shift customer expectations toward experiential dining packages and extended-stay revenue opportunities.
- Architecture and Interior Design
- Design practices emphasizing material tactility, curved forms, and heritage references can enable new pre-fabrication methods and bespoke modular systems for high-impact commercial projects.
- Furniture and Surface Materials
- Demand for custom walnut millwork, Ceppo Rosso marble, and hand-finished limewash surfaces points to opportunities in adaptable material systems and sustainable sourcing innovations for premium interiors.
