Sia Moore Architecture Interior Design have been Shortlisted for Restaurant – Global Award in Design Et Al The International Hotel and Property Awards 2022.
Sia Moore’s design objective for Pivora, was to create a Mediterranean, luxurious and a boho-chic modern restaurant design. The restaurant, which is located at İstinye Park shopping mall in İzmir, Turkey, is a two-story space; composed of a ground floor with the main dining hall, bar, kitchen, elliptical seafood showcases and a mezzanine with dishwashing unit, electrical room and staff room.
The restaurant space was originally built as a one-story area, however, during the design stage, building a mezzanine was proposed to the client to provide a dining area with a high ceiling providing a more spacious feel. Electrical and mechanical rooms, staff room and dishwashing unit were then located to the mezzanine floor, which was covered by glass film with an attempt to conceal the space from the guest dining area. The restaurant is filled with rough unprocessed surfaces – complex brickwork, terrazzo flooring and exposed ceiling designs.
Many of the decoration details are inspired by the seafood and organic life. Connotations that are vastly related to marine theme appear in the paintings or large elliptical seafood showcases, in the large kitchen window where the fresh food is cooked in front of the dining tables, and in the emerald green bar tiles that are inspired by the colours of the fascinating underwater habitat. For the manufacturing of the elliptical shaped seafood showcases, the bar and the wooden separators, the team have collaborated with an experienced and well-known local craftsman. They have manufactured and installed the custom designs with detailed precision and high level of specialist work quality.
Reflecting the vibrant and energetic spirit of the Mediterranean culture, Pivora presents a warm seafood restaurant experience, from its custom design wooden furniture and bar decorations to the brickworks on the wall of the main dining room. The bamboo lighting solutions completed by indoor plants hanging over the ceiling are aiming to set the mood for a comfortable dining experience; an experience in which the joy rises by sharing with friends and family.
