KL Design Group Completes Design of the Pearl Wine Shop and Bar Mestizo at Andina Restaurant
KL Design also developed the corporate identity, and architectural and materials selection for both Bar Mestizo (www.andinarestaurant.com) and The Pearl Wine Shop (www.thepearlwineshop.com).
(PRWEB) February 18, 2005 -- Portland-based KL Design Group has completed the
renovation of Bar Mestizo at Andina Restaurant, as well as the design of The
Pearl Wine Shop, a retail wine shop and private dining cellar in the lower
courtyard of the historic Pennington building. “I try to alter the design
landscape of Portland with each restaurant or hotel project,” says Kyle Lynch,
principal and founder of KL Design Group. “I create unique places with an urban
and sophisticated aesthetic that moves people out of the familiar.” KL Design
also developed the corporate identity, and architectural and materials selection
for both Bar Mestizo (www.andinarestaurant.com) and The Pearl Wine Shop (www.thepearlwineshop.com).
Latin Flair at Bar
Mestizo:
Kyle Lynch took the existing bar area at Andina and transformed it
into a lively space for lunch, happy hour or late night dining. KL Design added
new banquettes along one side of the room, a sandstone fireplace, intimate
booths, and communal wooden tables with an inset “lazy susan” element for
sharing Andina’s small plate appetizers. KL Design also incorporated a raw bar
station into the bar and designed a jamon cart for tableside preparations of
butifarras, a Peruvian tradition of cooked ham sliced and served to order on a
house-made quinoa roll. “Bar Mestizo presents customers with a different version
of Andina’s popular Peruvian cuisine,” says Lynch. “The redesigned bar is more
approachable and creates a separate vibe from the main dining
room.”
Cellar Dining in The Pearl Wine Shop:
This cellar-like wine
shop combines a retail space with an intimate setting for private dining events.
Located on the lower level of the Pennington Building, beneath Andina, the Pearl
Wine Shop offers audiovisual elements for business meetings, as well as the
artistic ambience found in one of the neighboring art galleries. The 21 featured
wines are presented along a fir mantel accented with lighting from above to
emphasize each bottle. “It is a minimalist design with a touch of rustic, wine
cellar décor with a knotty alder table seating 16, high-backed Mediterranean
chairs, tumbled slate walls and a walnut floor.”
About KL Design
Group:
Kyle Lynch founded KL Design Group in 1998 as a multi-faceted studio
offering interior, architectural and landscape design, as well as web design and
development for both private and commercial clients. Clients include: fivespice,
Gower St. Bistro, St. Honoré Boulangerie, Vault Martini, Tucci Restaurant,
Cannon Beach Hotel and Tututun Lodge. For more information or to view a
portfolio, visit www.kl-design.com or call 503-233-4160.
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