Città

Art, particularly large-scale art, is an area where most designers are at sea. Again, HASSELL has proved itself consummate with an interior scale that manages to hold both monumental projections and intimate dining.

Starting with a residential development and retail tenancy, the restaurant site was tenant-ready in plasterboard and aluminium. The client, however, was a known entity having initially commissioned HASSELL to create a pastry kitchen some years previous. With a driving passion for art and, in particular, the art of Reko Rennie and Shaun Gladwell, Di Stasio was never going to be an out of the box restaurant. Rather, both client and design team, led by HASSELL associate Di Ritter, were ready to allow