The Agora Cafe and Retail The Client Brief The client is Merivale, a successful leader in the Australian hospitality industry. Merivale aims to advance their customer dining experience by developing a retail aspect within their dining venues. By doing so, the Merivale empire can explore untapped Australian social and cultural aspects and appeal to a wider consumer. The chosen site is 18-18a Glenmore Road Paddington, NSW. The heritage building is a part of the well known Intersection in Paddington and must appeal to the typical Merivale customer as well as residents and visitors to the Paddington area. The hospitality space is to combine a brunch/lunch unique dining experience with a retail element selling homeware and artisanal lifestyle goods. The new concept must increase the brands diversity and identity of creating “a little magic” in their immersive dining expereinces as well as complement their existing venues. The space must meet regulatory requirements for a hospitality space and be influenced by high end designer stores. An element of bespoke furniture and joinery must be created and ideas of sustainable design must be considered throughout.
The Site/Area 18- 18a Glenmore Road, Paddington, 2021 During the late 1990s-early 2000s, Theo Onisforou created a unique Austraiian retail fashion precinct along Oxford Street. Inspired by the architectural forms of Glenmore Road, The historic Victoria barracks and the jacaranda trees, he developed The Intersection Paddington devoted to the display of high end Australian fashion.
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