7.1. Taumadi Resturant

INTERIOR Taumadi Restaurant

INFORMATION • Project Status = Design Phase • Client = Bishowram Taumadi • Location = Bhaktapur Durbar

Square • Design = Modern and Traditional look, Rustic Approach

INVOIVEMENT • Layout design • Furniture design • Wall design

REQUIREMENT • Able to hold 30-35 custumer • Proper lighting • Bar area in the uppermost floor

bar area

ceiling with cove light battens

site visit

back ward entrance to the resturant from the chowk purposed bar portion

view of th e Nyatapole temple and Bhairavnath from the window

This particular site is located at the heart of Bhaktapur durbar square in between two major temples Nyatapole and Bhairavnath. Access from two direction front and back. The building is two and half storied tall and the restaurant starts from the first floor. The first floor only holds the kitchen part, restaurant dinning in second floor and bar area in upper most floor.

window with sitting space

Second Floor Plan: Circulation The building is almost square in plan and the floor is quite less (578.84 sq.ft). So the circulation were made simple and maximum sitting arrangements are provided. The wall touching seats will be buffet because • There is low floor area and high demand of sitting arrangement. • Final arrangement can welcome one or ten people without dominating the presence.

Furniture Design

sketch for sitting

sketch of bar area

The design of furniture rustic look as per the theme. The woods used will be old and if not possible similar rustic look planks will be used. The dimension of sitting arrangement are different in different location although it looks the same. T he sitting arrangement near the window side are made of low height and the sitting arrangement toward middle are made high so all the people can enjoy the view with their meal. The bar furniture which will be made from two material: steel for frame structure in sitting and wooden plank for sitting and supporting purposes

Wall design

city sky line

nepali skyline

During the wall design, mostly the wooden planks are used. This particular design is from the reception area where the customer are welcomed. Since this restaurant is mainly targeted for tourist, in order to not feel the foreign environment for tourist upon arrival and to merge their world with our, the pattern representing the city skyline is drawn by planks surrounded by the bookshelf. Whereas the long wall opposite to the reception is covered with Nepalese temple skyline drawn by the help of wire concealed within the steel frame.

The mass used to draw the city skyline (wooden plank) and Nepali skyline(wire) is too vast, it is made so to balance the presence. They are in our world, so a simple design is made with our skyline without compromising the importance of our culture.

ideas for walls

Ceiling Design

Partition

ideas for ceiling

nanglo attachet through thread long battens with cove light represents our traditional dhali system

The design of the ceiling represents our traditional dhali system. The material tused are also plank. Originally false ceiling was proposed but the floor height was too low for that (8'6") so in order to provide the essence of dhali, strip lights were used to show the depth In order to separate the space a semitransparent partition was designed which include naglo "hasa" in Newari as main body. It will be attached to the thread and will be hung upside down. In the middle of the those there will be the picture or portrait of the culture

Third Floor Plan

Like second floor plan the circulation here is made simple with same circulation for both custumer and service flow. For for service in terrace a door near the staircase directly connects interior with outdoor dinning area.

Design phase of floor

ACHIEVEMENT • Small details work that needs to be paid attention • Ideas about combination of two different material (wood and metal) • Ideas about the material • Discussion with client • Teamwork Other design ideas Since our space was congested, an ides which will take less space and can be placed easily on the corner was designed. It is the flowerpot supporting musical instrument and a wine bottle. It represents a lady holding the yeti (wine bottle in Newari) while dancing during the festival time.