The Hangout

Project info

The Hangout restaurant and lounge. Is a 4,500 square foot restaurant based in the heart of Dubai Marina . As a Latin American inspired restaurant. Our concept
focused on the idea of creating a Latin American feel that was so far removed from the traditional.

At most times, stereotypical Latin American Design but rather, something a whole lot edgier. As restaurant interior designers we wanted to create a design that was progressive. As well as a modern backdrop to the Latin American food on offer. But also a design that was versatile. We decided early on that Latin American food is all about sharing concepts, sauces, dips, big dishes and platters. With this in mind our design team deliberately created a layout that steered clear of the traditional two and four top tables and created a layout that was based more around the lounge concept. Literally somewhere you would go and “hangout” eat some food and chill with your friends. Not just “pop in” grab a Cubano and leave after
30 minutes.

With this in mind we decided to break the restaurant up into zones. The fast dining area, lounge areas, bar top seating, coffee bar setup, lounge seating and communal tables. The luxury of space enabled us to create a little something for everyone in terms of seating set up. It also allowed us to create numerous items that were custom designed such as all of tables in the lounge area and the banquettes seating as well as the bar area. The trick was to then create a design element that tied all of the areas together. So as it did not look like a hotchpotch of rigidly defined areas. Whilst also getting the sense of the coolness of Latin America across. This is when we decided that we needed some big game statements to tie it all in together.