Based in Buenos Aires, Mezcla is a collective of professionals which has shaken up the local hospitality scene with a holistic approach to dining, pairing good food with a well-designed setting. For its latest venture, called Asadero, the group has once again gone the extra yard to create a beautiful dining setting. Located in Olivos, a historic seaside neighbourhood of the Argentine capital which has seen rapid gentrification in the past decade, the restaurant occupies a ground floor unit with a double-height ceiling and mezzanine floor in one of the modern high-rise buildings that have sprung up here. Designed by architect Juan Garcia Mosqueda of local practice Chamber, in collaboration with it met and Giusto Van Campenhout, the chosen aesthetic builds on the given understated spatial features of the location, adding just a few furnishings and fixtures to create spartan settings with a seemingly temporary appearance. All furniture pieces have been custom-designed especially for the project, using marble, cedar wood, copper, aluminium and stainless steel. The ground floor sees large opaque windows which still allow in an abundance of day light. Large concrete support pillars, concrete flooring and a prominent mezzanine floor lend the space a distinct industrial edge which is somewhat softened by the curves of an elongated marble table and an ensemble of futuristic benches, lush potted plants, and last but not least, the meticulously crafted timber furnishings. The mezzanine floor is furnished with a merely furnished with a large communal table seating ten guests.
Asadero
Avenida Corrientes 401 (Olivos)
B1636GEG Buenos Aires
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