T-bar has been born as a tearoom by Dos G Arquitectos. Over the years it has evolved extending the offer to its customers and becoming a “natural fast food” franchise.
A new concept was required in order to open a new branch in the banking centre of Panama, it had to make clear the origins of the franchise and also transmit the new culinary direction. A space where the key elements of the new menu is clearly read in the design, based on healthy food made with natural and fresh products.
Dos G Arquitectos chose to use the same material for both walls and flooring in order to evoke the sense of inner courtyards that are so common in the old quarters of Europe. Everything was designed and made in polished concrete. The striking elements of the project are the natural features like the green wall, made of moss and lichen, and the trees.
To adapt to the different users of the tearoom, the architects included in the design different types of seating. Chairs for hectic lunches that take place in just 45 minutes, a booth for breakfast and for those who can take more time, and armchairs for those who want to stay to have a tea and work from their computers.
For the bar, trying to keep a fairly brutalist style, the architects decided to make a solid volume of concrete with a superior metal mesh, which marks the volume of the box and tries to keep the lightness of translucent / semi-opaque element typical of this material. It also allows the customers see the menu.
The kitchen, as a requirement of the client, is opened up by a glass partition that allows users to see the process of preparing food.
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