location: 11 Solomenska St., Kyiv, Ukraine

area: 431 m2

completed: 2020

ABOUT

We made a full redesign of the restaurant and rethought old Italian traditions with a contemporary design angle. Lucca restaurant has been working in Solomensky district for ten years and has gained a reputation as one of the best Italian restaurants in Kyiv as well as high rates on Google and TripAdvisor. In the beginning of redesign, we had recollected the history to find the right new concept for the venue. The restaurant was named after the city Lucca in the Italian region Toscana. It is quite a small ancient city, which still keeps some influence of Roman culture. The main tourist attraction is the Guinigi Tower with an oak garden on the top of it. All here is about traditions – traditions of cuisine, culture and hospitality.

Some elements of urban architecture slipped into the interior of Kyiv restaurant as columns and arches. There are corbel arch, arch-shaped steel decorative elements, strung up to the ceiling and design of curtains. Even bathroom domes here have arc shapes. Columns set the rhythm and emphasize the height of the ceiling, which is more than 4 meters on the ground floor. The impression of a big space is also provided by a wall covered by ceramic tile by Italian brand Mutina from the collection designed by Patricia Urquiola. Three-dimensional tiles create an elegant geometrical pattern which also gives the sense of Italian tradition where ceramics are used as an important interior element. Besides gorgeous aesthetics, it helps to keep the coolness in the space. Tables design also has incrusted fragments of white tiles.

The second and smaller hall is located in the mezzanine. It has a chamberlike setting that is suited for meetings and celebrations with 20-40 guests.

One of the strong points of the restaurant is its Kids Friendly approach. There is a roomy kid’s zone on the ground floor. It has a sliding board, children’ kitchen, washing machine and a cafe with seats for kids. There they shape their restaurant experience. There is a separate kid’s bathroom with a faucet Emmevi Pinocchio of the shape of an Italian fabulous character.

There are plenty of wooden surfaces in the Lucca restaurant. Tables, bar islands’ facades, beams under the ceiling. The floor on the ground floor is made from strong and wear-resistant thermally modified timber, which is important for the restaurant with many visitors. There in Lucca strong habits are respected. Such as a habit to dine in the same venue where a waiter knows that you like panzanella salad without capers and that you prefer Carmignano over all Tuscan wines.

我們做了一個完整的意大利餐館的重新設(shè)計和重新思考舊傳統(tǒng)與當代設(shè)計的角度。盧卡餐廳已經(jīng)Solomensky地區(qū)工作了十年,被譽為最好的意大利餐廳之一基輔以及谷歌和TripAdvisor上高。在設(shè)計之初,我們想起了歷史上找到正確的地點的新概念。餐廳命名城市盧卡在意大利托斯卡尼的地區(qū)。很古老的小城,這仍然讓一些羅馬文化的影響。主要的旅游景點是Guinigi塔與橡樹園。所有關(guān)于傳統(tǒng)——這是傳統(tǒng)的美食,文化和好客。

城市建筑的一些元素陷入基輔餐廳的室內(nèi)列和拱門。有枕梁拱,拱形鋼裝飾元素,掛在天花板和窗簾的設(shè)計。甚至浴室穹頂有弧的形狀。列設(shè)置節(jié)奏