Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology from an exclusive haven for business travelers to a warm, welcoming space where all guests can find refuge—to relax, work, refuel, and connect.
Project name
Alaska Airlines Lounge at SeaTac International Airport
Architecture firm
Graham Baba Architects
Location
SeaTac, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue, Ross Eckert, Alaska Airlines
Design team
Brett Baba, Maureen O’Leary, Francesco Borghesi, Andy Brown, Katie Moeller
Interior design
Graham Baba Architects, Charlie Hellstern Interior Design
Collaborators
SRG Partnership (architect of record). Ricca Design Studios (foodservice consultant). Integrated Design Lab, University of Washington (daylighting consultant). Arup (acoustical engineer). Graypants (entry art wall). Interior Environments (custom furniture and built-in fabrication). Resolute Lighting (lighting fabrication). Spearhead (entry desk fabrication)
Structural engineer
Coughlin Porter Lundeen
Environmental & MEP
Stantec (electrical engineer), Mazzetti (mechanical engineer)
Construction
Hensel Phelps
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Lounge
Our intent at Rustic Rays is to create a restaurant design that goes beyond aesthetics, embodying a profound respect for the planet and its resources. Through our design choices, we aim to reduce our carbon footprint, support local communities, and promote sustainability in the hospitality industry.
Architecture firm
The Grid Architects
Location
Gandhinagar Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Photographix India. Video credits: MGX India
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar & Bhadri Suthar
Interior design
Snehal Suthar & Bhadri Suthar
Collaborators
Local vendor and bamboo Pappubhai
Built area
9500 ft² lower floor - 7,000 ft² upper floor – 2500 ft²
Environmental & MEP
inhouse
Client
Mr. Parth Vaghela and Ms. Krishna Solanki
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Inspired by the intricate street patterns of Kyoto's alleyways as a reference, the space designer completed the spatial layout. The overall design connects different dining scenes, ranging from open to intimate, similar to the flow of traffic space. This creates a rhythmic ebb and flow, sometimes light and lively, and at other times relaxing and st...
Project name
Aumann Japanese Cuisine
Architecture firm
FUNUN LAB
Location
1st Floor, Building B, IFC International Financial Center, Jianguomen
Principal architect
Fan Jie
Design team
Du Xiaobo, Guan Qijia, Wang Nong
Construction
Huazhuang Brothers (Beijing) Decoration Engineering Co., LTD
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
“Tetra Food Hall” is a three-level commercial building with the area of 600 m². It’s located on Kianabad Street in Ahvaz with different functions such as café, restaurant and pastry bakery. The building was previously covered with a flat stone façade without any architectural values neighboring mostly tall brick buildings. Thus, the client proposed...
Project name
Tetra Food Hall
Architecture firm
OJAN Design Studio
Location
Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
Photography
M.H.Hamzehlouei
Principal architect
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Design team
Sepas Haghighi, Fereidoun Poortavackoli
Interior design
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Structural engineer
Ramin Khademi Fard
Environmental & MEP
Ali Mirzavand
Construction
Ramin Khademi Fard
Landscape
Ojan Salimi, Dena Khaksar
Supervision
OJAN Design Studio
Material
Brick, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Visualization
OJAN Design Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Typology
Hospitality › Café & Restaurant
Since its founding, PIG DESIGN has been dedicated to researching and promoting naturalness and timeliness in all its projects. Regardless of the project scale and type, PIG DESIGN harnesses the power of design to create environments that foster vitality, sunshine, memory, and fun, thus reshaping the possible connections between nature and business,...
Architecture firm
PIG DESIGN
Principal architect
Li Wenqiang
Design team
Yang Zhiwei, Shen Taotao
Interior design
PIG DESIGN
Collaborators
Props design: Zhejiang Deyao Metal Products Co., Ltd. Logo production: Jump Time Signage. Visual effects: Qian Chaofan
Design year
February 2023
Completion year
August 2023
Construction
Hangzhou Dianchang Decoration Design Engineering Co., Ltd.
Material
Stone, exposed aggregate, recycled wood board, metal, paint
Client
Hangzhou Cuihuhan Investment Co., Ltd
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Located in Sharq, Kuwait, this project represents the idea of a multifunctional canopy, that acts as an urban installation for the heart of the business city center, artistically driving a new landmark and becoming a notorious place for gathering. Hosts several uses during each period of the day. Underneath it shields the drive-in restaurant, as we...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Sharq, Kuwait City
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas,Tiago Brito, João Costa, Dalia Aly, Rafael Fortes, Elvino Domingos, Paulo Monteiro, Carla Barroso, Gonçalo Silva, Lionel Estriga, Mohammed Fawaz Abdulhadi, Telmo Rodrigues, Tiago Lopes
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Raquel Martins, Federica Fortugno, Aquilino Sotero
Structural engineer
Al-Farooqi
Environmental & MEP
João Catrapona, Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Typology
Installation › Urban Installation, Restaurant
Auyl is an experimental restaurant project in the Medeu mountain district, the outcome of a creative collaboration between architects, artists, artisans, designers and creative producers. Working together, we have created an immersive space that exists at the intersection of gastronomy and performance.
Architecture firm
NAAW Studio, in collaboration with Dunie Design Studio
Location
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Photography
Damir Otegen, Zarine Zoman, Yulo Khan
Principal architect
Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali with designer Assel Nusipkozhanova
Design team
Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali with designer Assel Nusipkozhanova
Interior design
Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali with designer Assel Nusipkozhanova
Collaborators
Dunie design studio
Completion year
September 2023
Material
Many coarse-textured materials, including clay, undressed stone, oxidised copper, rough-hewn travertine, brushed wood and jute; textiles, ceramics
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Every chef knows remarkable food is a result of the near impossible to explain, a richly nuanced experience that EHB chef Esben Holmboe Bang knows better than most. In developing this project, we sought to emphasize this alchemy, China’s historical heritage of botanic medicine melding science and nature, as well as the unique culinary skill of such...
Architecture firm
Chris Shao Studio LLC
Principal architect
Chris Shao
Interior design
Chris Shao Studio
Collaborators
Artists: Natalia Landowska, Gil Melott, Sophie Lou Jacobsen, Pelle Designs (Jean & Oliver Pelle), Yves Mohy. Other consultants: Morris, Jebara & Co.
Material
Wood, Paint, Stoned, Metal, Tile, Leather, Wallpaper, Resin. Furnishing brands: Objective Gallery (OBJ +), Finn Juhl, BD Barcelona Design, Fogia
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
