Barrio Restaurant

Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones

BARRIO RESTAURANT

DFJ Architects

ARCHITECTS
DFJ Architects

BUILDER
Open Projects Group

DESIGN TEAM
Aso Dupras-Boileau

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Ardill Payne & Partners

LANDSCAPE
Alex Petersons ‘InRock Landscaping’

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

PLANNING
Planners North

ELECTRICAL/HYDRAULIC/MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
MDA Consulting Engineers

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERS
MDA Consulting Engineers

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
MDA Consulting Engineers

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
MDA Consulting Engineers

AREA
270 m²

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Byron Bay, Australia

CATEGORY
Restaurant

Text description provided by architect.

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 Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones

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.

Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones

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.

Barrio Restaurant
© Christopher Frederick Jones


Barrio Restaurant
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Barrio Restaurant
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