Hey All! Been trying to stay busy over the winter… looking forward to an inspiring spring!
Here’s a few projects that I have pictures of…
Tino Procida and Anoop Krishnan (Mela Restaurant) have opened a new restaurant on Lexington St. in Asheville called Boca.
They contacted Slab Fab Studio for color consultation, some specialty paint finishing, and some concrete elements at the beginning of the project remodel. The space was a clothing store previously.
The floor to ceiling brick columns in the space the interior had been painted over many times… Their last incarnation being a bubble gum purple color. We decided to bring the brick back to a charming and easy on the eye “brick” color, that would give that cozy lived in but not abused feel. Here is a picture of the previously painted brick with a coat of “brickish” tinted primer base on it.
Here is a picture of the same column with a variety of glaze colors and a faux mortar joint color… I think the brick, now looks and feels like…. brick!
We wanted to have the restaurant feel historic, jazzy , but comforting in all light.
In the end, we wound up with a “old school room” feel to the interior space.
A charcoal ceiling, school bus muted walls, natural pine trims on the huge windows and darkly stained tables and chairs. The whole place feels muted, friendly and unpretentious.
The outdoor dining/courtyard area, is a lovely fresh air dining space. David Earl (Tomlinson) of Dynamic Metal Work, did all of the steel railing work, and the water fountain for the courtyard.
Slab Fab Studio did the concrete cap elements for the railings through out.
The food at Boca is fantastic! One of the best huevos rancheros breakfasts in town!
Last but not least…
Google SketchUp continues to amaze my brain…
I designed this stairway for studio access to this upper balcony… SketchUp made building the set of stairs much easier… because the pieces were already put together (virtually).
Cozy feel. Great job Billy. I miss huevos rancheros. I’d feel comfortable in this locale…..