Cafe Toka
Restaurant and Bar | Public Spaces
Client | TOKA
Location | Washington, DC
Size | 3,500 SF | 325 SM
Awards |
AIA-DC Chapter Award of Excellence
AIA-Virginia Chapter Award
The 25th Annual Interiors Award
Publications |
Inform Architecture and Design Magazine
Contract Magazine
Project Description | In the small English basement level of a mid-197os office building, between a hodgepodge of wiring, duct work, and structural columns, a vibrant restaurant has taken shape. With no room for superfluous gestures, everything is functional, clean-lined, and understated, but sensuous in detail and material.
The Design uses concrete, brushed and polished aluminum, glass, and painted surfaces to define a perfectly neutral environment. Light fills this vessel with visual high points and the addition of color. It gives this space its personality, allowing the manifestation of differing forms.
Photographs | Courtesy of and with permission from Group Goetz Architects (d. 2o11).
