The site for Makau Kitchen and Bar is located in the heart of the city. The land has 60′ high office buildings on either side, while a 65′ high metro station forms the backdrop. Owing to these tall built forms around the site, the only clear approach was from the inner side of the lane.
Legend
Entry Lobby
Stepped Terrace
Legend
Entry Lobby
Parking
Staff Area
Stepped Terrace
Male Toilet
Semi-Open Area
Night Club
Lift
Taking advantage of Hyderabad’s temperature, the design explored ways to incorporate an outdoor seating restaurant while working within the site’s restrictions.
The design redefines the indoor-outdoor experience, experimenting with out-of-the-box ideas to create a new standard.
Legend
Entry / Lobby
Parking
Lift
G + S Commercial Building
Ramp
Road
Service Entry
Footpath
Metro steps
Legend
Accounts
Conference
Toilets
Support staff area
Kitchen with pot wash
Dry store
Liquor store
While natural light, air, and greenery were relatively easy to incorporate into the design for the outdoor setting, views were restrictive due to the site’s peculiarities.
To bring natural light indoors, polycarbonate sheets are used in the ceiling, along with perforated baskets to block the harsh sunlight.
Legend
Performance/DJ deck
Semi – Open Bar Seating
Bar Counter
Teppayaniki Counter
Glass Wash
Ducts help to streamline the air from coolers, while open bricks create continuous circulation for the air. To ensure plants get enough moisture, the design uses coolers instead of air-conditioning. The long forgotten and antiquated coolers helped achieve the requirement in the day and age of modern technology.
The oval space also gives the overall volume a visual break while defining the difference between the indoors and the outdoors. A ‘space within a space’ concept was chosen to accommodate a nightclub, giving birth to the giant closed-off oval form.
The complementary material palette gives the space a tropical vibe, which is further accentuated by the wooden logged furniture sourced from Bali.