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Reseña de Condal tapas Restaurant en la sección de gastronomía de El Nuevo Día (23/08/17).

Reseñan nuestro proyecto CONDAL Tapas Restaurant en la sección de Gastronomía de El Nuevo Día!

En hora buena! Gracias a Sal! por su artículo en el El Nuevo Día en la sección de Gastronomía! "Condal, Todo el sabor de Barcelona en el corazón de Condao".

Reseña de nuestro proyecto 'Agarrate Catalina' en "El Nuevo Día" de hoy.

Agárrate Catalina estrena casa en Condado El restaurante argentino también presenta un menú más amplio.

El diseño se conceptualizó como escenografía; dada una distribución funcional de espacios existentes, el poco tiempo de realización y presupuesto.

La estética recuerda las lujosas y barrocas confiterías y cafés de Buenos Aires de principios del Siglo XX; en particular al Café Tortoni, centro de reunión de políticos y artistas por más de un siglo.

Revestimientos característicos de la época como empapelados, molduras y fileteados fueron recreados por el artista Edwin Guevárez. Éstos, acompañados por un popurrí de fotos y recuerdos de Buenos Aires, completan la atmósfera.

Reseña de COMEDOR en El Nuevo Día de hoy.

Comedor llega a Miramar Hugo Pérez busca que su restaurante sea el rincón favorito del vecindario.

Courtyard Marriott Miramar
Ave. Ponce De León 801
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Está por abrir nuestro más reciente proyecto, Ropa Vieja Grill. Diseño de QVALIA: Arq. Luis López Baquero y la Diseñadora Lizzie Cuello.

Ropa Vieja Grill está listo para un nuevo espacio El restaurante abrirá este miércoles en el Condado Palm Inn & Suites

Condado Palm Inn & Suites
55 Condado Avenue
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Reseña de nuestro diseño para el Restaurante Touro en la edición de marzo de Modo de Vida.

It's now easier to call Qvalia.

Paseo Caribe/ San Juan/ Puerto Rico

TOURO es un homenaje a los abuelos del Chef Martín Louzao, procedentes del pueblo de Touro en Galicia. TOURO es también un homenaje a la ciencia y al arte de cocinar. Por ello, la ambientación de TOURO evoca aquellos laboratorios, boticas y herboristerías de principios del Siglo XX.

La Cocina es el corazón de nuestro laboratorio culinario, donde mezclas y combinaciones generan la experiencia del sabor. Como tal, lo localizamos en el centro de nuestro espacio y conectamos visualmente a las áreas adyacentes: Barra, Salón y Terraza.

La Barra representa nuestra botica, donde regresamos a los inicios del preparado de jarabes, brebajes y elíxires.

El Salón y la Terraza son nuestras áreas de prueba, donde se presentan y experimentan los inventos culinarios.

Nuestro proximo proyecto en el antiguo local del "Greenhouse", Avenida Ashford Esq. Condado...

Ropa Vieja Grill expande su sabor cubano Abrirá su segundo local en el espacio del antiguo Greenhouse en la avenida Ashford

Il Nuovo Perugino
Popular Center P07
Ave. Ponce de León 208
San Juan, PR

Program

* Project program includes Lounge/ Bar Area, Dining Area, VIP Room, Wine Cellar, Kitchen and Service Areas.
* VIP Room must serve as an extension to the Main Dining Area at times.

Concept

* Utilize common and economical materials in new and unusual ways.
* Soften the rigid and minimalist lines of its context.
* Create an area of refuge from the corporate world around it.
* Opt for a modern take on the wine cellar design, inspired by recent nontraditional examples from renowned architects.

Design Proposal

* Our main objective was to create an organic shape that helped contrast the rectilinear space around it. We achieved this by placing a succession of parallel ribs that suggests a three dimensional surface.
* The ribs were built from high-density plywood panels of birch wood. Our proposal would benefit as well from the malleability of concrete to help sculpt the Bar and Dining Area column.
* We had a communication between the wood elements hanging from the ceiling and the concrete elements rising from the floor. They would meet in places: a wood column would reach the floor and turn into a bench on the Lounge/ Bar area; while a concrete column would burst out from the floor and reach the wood beams above, for example.
* Distance between adjacent ribs wasn’t constant in our original design; for we wanted to establish a rhythm that would complement the impression of movement created by the curvilinear ribs.
* That separation between ribs accommodated several programmatic requirements: general storage, shelving, glass racks, etc.
* We proposed a volume between the Lounge/ Bar and Dining Areas that would help separate these two areas both visually and physically. That volume became a second VIP Room.
* Though it is exclusive, the first VIP Room never reads as such, for it blends with its surroundings. Sliding wooden doors, made out of the same material used for the ribs, hide the VIP Room from view. When opened, these doors would slide behind adjacent ribs and disappear, thus connecting the VIP Room to the Dining Area, both visually and physically.
* Doors parallel to the rib system would be part of that system; from material to form, which helped conceal it from the visitor. Our purpose was to eliminate or conceal any standard element that would distract from our organic shapes and experience.
* Parametric systems were required to create the final fluid three-dimensional volume and program the cutting of the wood pieces that made up each rib.
* Conceal Service Areas and systems (A/C, lighting, electrical, etc.) from the visitor by placing them between, above or behind the wood ribs.

Main Bar

Condal (Gaudi) Tapas Restaurant
1104 Magdalena Avenue
San Juan, PR

Program

* The initial project consisted of the renovation of an existing structure that had to accommodate the following program: an 80-seat restaurant, a “Tapas” Bar, plus all required service areas.
* The project transformed into a new two-story construction with all the uses of the original program; plus a second Dining Area, Sushi Bar, and a second story with Bar and Roof Terrace.

Concept

* The client wanted to name the restaurant Gaudi. We proposed a modern reinterpretation of the Architect’s singular style.

Design Proposal

* The architectural design is an ensemble of three major construction elements: concrete, glass and steel. This minimalist framework contrasts the organic pieces that evoke Gaudi’s forms.
* The architectural proposal consists of “C”-shaped concrete shells completing three sides of a cube at each level. The other three sides are sealed by frameless-glass panels or by the adjoining structures.
* Organic elements are not merely ornamental, but have a practical function; and include luminaries, furniture, guardrails, and the all-enveloping brise-soleil.
* Glass façades are covered by an all-enveloping skin which functions as brise-soleil and guardrail. This skin protects the interior from direct sunlight, plus adds some privacy at all times. At nighttime, the screen filters the interior light, much like a Chinese lantern. This same skin acts as a guardrail on the second story Roof Terrace and along the main Entrance ramp.