Designed by Paul Kaloustian, the MYU restaurant is located in an old liquor factory in the nightlife district of Beirut and offers night owls a cool, aesthetically pleasing place to eat and party.
Kaloustian has employed a room-within-a-room concept, creating two separated spaces for the restaurant and bar. Each space is a vault, shaped by swathes of stretched, translucent black fabric and connected by a large "window" that provides patrons of either the restaurant or the bar with a view of the other. According to the Retail Design Blog, the original space -- the old liquor factory -- has not been changed; indeed, graffiti has been left on its walls and ceiling. The MYU restaurant and bar also employs indirect cold cathods lighting, which can be dimmed to define or obscure the space.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Room-within-a-room Concept
- Opportunity for creating immersive and distinct spaces within larger environments.
- Vaulted Fabric Spaces
- Opportunity to utilize stretchable translucent fabric to shape unique environments and create visual connections between separate areas.
- Indirect Cold Cathode Lighting
- Opportunity to use dimmable lighting techniques to define and transform spaces.
Sectors Adopting This
- Hospitality
- Disruptive innovation potential to create memorable dining and entertainment experiences in restaurants and bars.
- Interior Design
- Opportunity to push boundaries and explore new materials and techniques in creating captivating interior spaces.
- Lighting Design
- Potential for innovative lighting solutions to enhance ambiance and create customizable environments in various industries.
