Restaurant Interior Design
A Along with the food it is also important to design the ambience for a restaurant. People are enjoying their foods with their friend, family, delegates and they always wish to go a restaurant which not only serve the good food but also give a mesmerizing experience through its ambience, interior & services.
Even before the food, or the menu, it is the interior design of the restaurant
that creates the first impression in people’s minds. The theme of a
restaurant is one of the key aspect of the footfall in that restaurant. The
interiors and the cuisine go hand in hand while creating the theme. So it is
very much important to design a good interior for any kind of a restaurant.
1. Style Or Theme
Recently it is noticed that people prefer to go to a restaurant which is designed based on any particular theme e.g Tribals To Disney Land, country based theme like Greek, Spanish, royal, futuristic or any other theme. So choosing a style or theme is important before start designing of a restaurant.
2. Proper Planning Of All Services
Every restaurant design starts with a proper placement of services which is not only functional but also fit into selected theme. As an example, the position of kitchen, store & washing area should be so properly located that the movement from the kitchen to the dining table, & then from the dining table to washing area should be of ease in movement & non-conflict with each other. If Bar is there then inter connection between bar storage to bar counter
& to the table is very much important as it should not hamper the normal kitchen movement. Movement of flow is very crucial for the
functionality of any good restaurant.
3. Seating Arrangement
The next important factor is seating arrangement. Maximum utilization of the costly space with best possible
placement of seating is always preferred. But this does not means only to increases the seating capacity but it is also important to consider the
comfort at the most, as then only a customer will feel relaxed seating in that restaurant.
4. People Movement Flow
Any restaurant with good amount of foot fall has to be designed in such a manner that there should be no clash between the restaurant waiters who are always juggling with their plates to serving food to every table & the customers movement. A well designed traffic movement plan always help to run a restaurant smoothly.
5. Flooring Design
Flooring design always plays a game changer of any ambience, so proper selection of maternal for flooring matched with the theme is very much important. Some times mixing of two different styles can create a great look. So make sure that enough thought is given while designing the flooring
6. Ceiling Design
Ceiling design does not only help to increase the aesthetic but also helps to hide all the service lines including electrical, fire,
HVAC, music system, camera & also helps in lighting design. So while designing a restaurant, the service drawing should be made parallelly so that the design of the ceiling will be created accordingly. The design may vary from raw industrial bare finish to baffle ceiling, wooden to glass ceiling.
7. Furniture Selection
Now the challenge come how to choose a proper furniture for any particular theme. Some time the bulky furniture creates the interior more clumsy but some times it is well blended with the particular theme. It is all dependent on space and arrangement of furniture.
The furniture should be comfortable, durable, space saving as well as consistent with the theme.
8. Lighting
We all know that a good restaurant is meant for providing good food and pleasant ambience. The light can create magic at all the time. A proper design of lighting which creates a welcoming atmosphere &
highlights the food & décor. Mixed use of mood light, task light, chandelier,
pendant light, wall washer, ceiling track light & ambient light are some of
the main game changer for a restaurant interior.
9. Colour Scheme
Choosing of colour scheme that reflects the theme & ambience of the restaurant is very much important as colour plays a vital role in human psychology. Any soothing colour or even customised wall
paper, stucco can be used in harmony with the theme.
10. Decorative Items
Different art pieces varies from table decorative accessories like candle stand, flower stand to the theme based sculptures, statue, murals everything will be designed to enhance the ambience.
11. Technology Integration
It is now almost obvious in every restaurant that it should be equipped with some amount of modern technological
applications. It may be the free Wi-fi, Digital QR based menu & ordering system, UPI or POS transaction, sensor based tap, touch free door opening
etc to further enhance the customer experience.
By considering the above factors while designing a restaurant, it will be functional, efficient, & provide a great customer experience.
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