Barrio Restaurant / DFJ Architects

Architects:DFJ Architects

Area:270m²

Year:2018

Photographs:Christopher Frederick Jones

Manufacturers:GRAPHISOFT,Autex,ACT 3D,Alspec,Aromatic Embers,Bernie & Co,Martin Johnston Handcrafted Furniture,Paperock,Salt x Steel,Warwick Fabrics

Landscape:Alex Petersons ‘InRock Landscaping’

Structural Engineering:Ardill Payne & Partners

Mechanical Engineers:MDA Consulting Engineers

Planning:Planners North

Builder:Open Projects Group

Electrical Engineers:MDA Consulting Engineers

Design Team:Aso Dupras-Boileau

Electrical/Hydraulic/Mechanical Engineers:MDA Consulting Engineers

Hydraulic Engineers:MDA Consulting Engineers

City:Byron Bay

Country:Australia

Text description provided by the architects. Woodfired, rustic sharing food, cooked in the spectacle of owner/chef Francisco’s Argentine open grills, sets the tone for Barrio’s elegantly low-key space. Barrio, meaning ‘neighbourhood’ in Spanish, is designed to bring people together in a convivial atmosphere, rich with natural materials and earthy textures.

A large back of house, coolroom storage, prep kitchen, canteen kitchen, bar, open grills, woodfired oven, pass and coffee corner are inserted into one side of the wing-shaped space, and fronted by a 25-metre long bar, clad in rammed earth. The design takes advantage of the existing gas-strut windows for bench seats, with the stark, newly constructed concrete shell softened by upholstered timber banquettes and joinery.

Overflowing indoor greenery, paintings and custom handmade tableware add further homely warmth. Barrio was the recipient of the 2018 AIA NSW Country Division Award for Interior Architecture.

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Project location

Address:1 Porter St, Byron Bay NSW 2481, Australia