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DAV Restaurant: a Milanese treat signed by Andrea Maffei Architects
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DAV Restaurant, Milan, Italy, Andrea Maffei Architects
Image copyright: @Andrea Martiradonna
DAV Restaurant, Milan, Italy, Andrea Maffei Architects
Image copyright: @Andrea Martiradonna
DAV Restaurant, Milan, Italy, Andrea Maffei Architects
Image copyright: @Andrea Martiradonna
DAV Restaurant, Milan, Italy, Andrea Maffei Architects
Image copyright: @Andrea Martiradonna
Particular attention was also paid to the lighting-technical aspects of the rooms. The sliding lights from above were designed to give, through shadows and reflections, greater relief to the geometrical theme, whose longitudinal development continues up to the kitchens. The choice of not providing the room with a uniform light, but rather to concentrate it on the walls and tables, was intentional. The outcome is a soft and metropolitan atmosphere, where the focus is on the tables. On the ceiling, a series of inclined transverse slats defines the shape of the sound-absorbing panels, doubled in correspondence to the table lighting spotlights. Acoustic comfort is indeed another of Andrea Maffei Architects’ prerogatives.
DAV Restaurant, Milan, Italy, Andrea Maffei Architects
Image copyright: @Andrea Martiradonna
DAV Restaurant, Milan, Italy, Andrea Maffei Architects
Image copyright: @Andrea Martiradonna
As for the floors and walls of the remaining parts of the restaurant, these are covered in porcelain stoneware with a Piasentina stone effect in a light grey colour, which defines a neutral and material base. In addition to the already mentioned bar counter, we also find an appetizer bar and a glass pizza box that offers customers the opportunity to see the dishes being prepared. The chefs can be seen while creating their dishes, thus proposing to the customers a real live cooking show. The colour choice for the counters was that of the light grey Thala stone, in order to give continuity to the idea of a cold toned base on which the warmth of the cherry wood panelling material develops in contrast.
Coming to the last highlight, the large outdoor space corresponding to the terrace offers a second significant backdrop to the restaurant through the windows of Torre Allianz. There is an additional cocktail bar and a hors d’oeuvres counter in the centre, featuring the same Thala stone finishes as the restaurant. Around the counter we find tables and chairs distributed according to the shape of the green pools that make up the landscape of the terrace.