Located on Bainbridge Island, a short ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle, is James Beard Award-nominated Chef Brendan McGill’s pizzeria and bar, Bruciato. The restaurant’s 2,100-square-foot space originally served as a hardware store. Interiors were stripped back to their essence to showcase the exposed bow string trusses, the wood ceiling, and the raw concrete floor. White-painted walls and a limited palette of materials (blackened steel and reclaimed wood) were introduced to create a simple backdrop for an eclectic set of repurposed furnishings and objects. Together, these natural elements help to tell the story of the pizzeria’s farm-to-table approach, dedication to the Neapolitan standard, and the purity of traditional cuisine.

Project Team

Eerkes Architects (architecture, interiors)

CDBuilt (contractor)

Custom Elements

Lighting (custom designed by Eerkes Architects and Perhacs Studio; fabricated by Monkeywrench)

Tables (custom-designed by Eerkes Architects; fabricated by NW Millwork with fir from Carl’s Lumber and milled by Disdero)

Benches (custom-designed by Eerkes Architects; fabricated by CDBuilt)

X-box wood storage (custom-designed by Eerkes Architects; fabricated by Monkeywrench)

Photography

Kevin Scott