Case Study

A flexible restaurant with a daytime and night-time ambience

Tanya Ildiroğlu, Margo Interior and Product Design

Image 41 of I8C1046 scaled 2.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&ixlib=php 3.3 in Hayal Kahvesi - Cosentino

Location

Istanbul, Turkey

Material

Dekton I Silestone

Color

Vegha, Kelya, Kairos I Arden Blue in Volcano finish

Quantity

431 sq ft

Architecture/Design

Tanya Ildiroğlu, Margo Interior and Product Design

Application

Tables and countertops / Bathroom Countertops

End date

2019

Thickness

12 mm

The perfect design for a multi-purpose restaurant in Turkey

The concept of Hayal Kahvesi, a restaurant chain in Turkey, goes beyond serving lunch and dinner, as it turns into a concert hall at night. And in keeping with this multi-disciplinary concept, one of its premises in Istanbul has been refurbished. ‘During the day it is a good place to eat and to meet. At night, it turns into a club-lounge,’ explain the architects and interior designers working with Tanya Ildiroğlu and her studio Margo Interior and Product Design on the project.

The entire design revolves around both experiences and tries to meet the needs of the customers. ‘We are organic beings, who need food to nourish the body and music to nourish the soul. We live in one of the largest metropolises and have to deal with a lot of hustle and bustle. Therefore, one of the objectives was for the interior design to be able to restore all of the negativity of the day and turn it into something positive,’ the designers explain.

Project challenges

Thus, from the vibrant and eye-catching variety of colours chosen to the lighting that accompanies both stages (day and night), everything revolves around the show, be it culinary or musical. In fact, one of the challenges was sound insulation, as the premises are located on the ground floor of a residential building. The potential traffic at this venue was another key consideration when designing a facility that could withstand heavy footfall and require easy maintenance. ‘This was why we chose Cosentino,’ the studio explains. ‘This place faces heavy traffic and we needed to keep all surfaces in good condition, as on day one, with no stains or wear and tear.’

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'Thanks to Cosentino we were able to use rich combinations of colours, textures and patterns.'

Tanya Ildiroğlu

Margo Interior and Product Design

A variety of textures and colours

The restaurant is split into different areas that are distinguished by their design, starting from the lighting and continuing with the table tops. ‘Thanks to Cosentino we were able to use rich combinations of colours, textures and patterns,” the design studio points out. While the dark and elegant Silestone Arden Blue in Volcano finish was used for the bathroom countertops, the tables and countertops in the lounges feature Dekton colours from the Natural Collection series. Lightweight tables with soft and subtle coloured tops in Dekton Vegha and Kairos are combined with bold tables in Dekton Keyla, an aesthetically powerful colour inspired by black marble.