Nestled within a refurbished inner-city network of laneways in Sydney’s Surry Hills, Beau is a refined and bespoke 200m² hospitality venue spread across two separate ground floor tenancies for the Nomad Group. The rear tenancy, is a boutique 50 seat neighbourhood wine bar serving locally sourced produce and exceptional wines. The front space serves as a boutique bakery offering specialised Lebanese Manoosh.
Beau is a functional yet refined space. The project successfully united the complexities of two separated retail tenancies through a singular aesthetic. Both spaces are anchored by monolithic stone bars and kitchen benches. Calm and tactile, these functional blocks add symmetry and theatre, placing ‘working and ‘making’ as the visual centrepiece.
Expand ContentThe front space where the actual bakery is located, features stainless steel bulkheads and white granite benches bathed in daylight. The rear tenancy in contrast, is a dramatic, dark interior featuring polished concrete floors, raw steel joinery and textured black granite surfaces, illuminated by integrated lighting.
Connecting the dark and light spaces are continuous caramel leather banquettes and solid oak tables. These banquettes run parallel to the full-height windows peering into the laneway lined with the old brick walls of the neighbouring buildings. The gently swaying steel mesh ceiling installation conceals services and strengthens this unity between the two halves.
Beau uses a texturally refined palette crafted with precise detailing and a sensitive composition to create a high level of design resolution and visual harmony. This venue is a reflection of our client’s approach to their dining and customer experience – timeless, aesthetically refined and exceptionally crafted.
2023 Winner Best Restaurant Design Eat Drink Awards
