Arabica was designed by Gundry + Ducker with a simple palette of materials to highlight their exquisite Middle Eastern cuisine in King’s Cross of London.

Arabica is a restaurant in the Aga Khan building in King’s Cross London. Envisaged as a canteen for the local area, the design was influenced by the design of post war university campus buildings.

The scheme uses a simple palette of materials, brown quarry tile floors, Iroko joinery, exposed aggregate concrete and green wool curtains.

The key challenge was to create a warm and welcoming space within a building of a hard corporate appearance. And create a neighbourhood restaurant for a new district in London that would operate all day.

Key products used – Brown quarry tile, green wool fabric, exposed aggregate concrete, Iroko timber.

The client was a well regarded middle eastern food restaurant with a existing branch in Borough Market London.

The solution was by developing a understanding of the area and proposing a solution that relates to its campus style atmosphere.

Design: Gundry + Ducker Photography: Andrew Meredith

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