The industrial style restaurant “Souva” in South Korea is simply dazzling! The fast service, Greek street food restaurant in Seoul, serves up a traditional fare in an untraditional setting. Designed by Brandon Archibald, the main goal for this project was “democratic place with a modern look at the classic Greek kitchen”.
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The bold result delivers on all that and more, infusing the simple fare with a “rough street spirit” and a definitive design directive that makes it anything but formulaic, seen in the absence of any poetic blue and white color scheme and island vibe but rather, a strong color character of fiery red, hot yellow and pitch black, namely, the colors of a grill’s fire pit.
As such, a burning flame also serves as a vibrant symbol, the designers say that they were referencing the spirit of the Olympic flame, which has been used throughout the restaurant’s design, infusing everything from the logo, to the food packaging, through to the red neon sign on the wall with a bold dynamism and hot temper.
The logo itself is very minimal and to-the-point, for which the designers created a typography that features a slight Greek “character” to the lettering.
As far as the decor goes, the outside was brought in… but again, not in a nature-inspired way, but rather with an urban, “underground” spirit. This means uncomplicated, common materials that make up a city landscape, such as concrete, untreated wood, profiled metal sheeting and mesh.
No fancy wallpapers sheath the walls here; instead, a collage of original posters featuring fun, Greek sayings, surrounding the concept of eating and/or enjoying ones meal, while and altered images taken from vintage advertisements, invite patrons to order a couple of the restaurant’s signature dishes and pull up one of the black, wrought iron chairs.
“The place is not about fancy food, complicated recipes, and expensive finishing materials,” the designers say, citing that it was the international influence of not only the theme but of the proprietors and designers (the owner of this Greek restaurant in South Korea is Australian and it was designed by a Ukrainian design team) which culminated in a space that is fun, enticing and flavored with a zesty metropolitan temper.
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