Pâine și Vin

Corvin Cristian Architect was inspired by the religious connotations of “bread and wine”, and designed an ambient in Bucharest, Romania, that humorously references to monastic architecture, while the activity within differs quite significantly from the monastic norm.

  The church bell pendants, texture and stonewalls size, the austere solid furniture and logo follow the same irreverent but tender reference to orthodox symbols, with myths taken from the Rabelaisian tradition, where the space is dedicated to a community in communion, to friends who share Supper and Spirits and to knights who conquer their lady’s heart while searching for the Holy Grail – in the wine section. Chairs, benches and tables are custom designed in solid ash, the church bell pendants are made in ceramic, floor is original, discovered under layers of recent interventions. There are no mirrors in the restroom, just like in the Gargantuan Abbaye de Theleme. There are no colors except the natural texture of wood and limestone, both quite close to the bread’s crumb and crust tone.

Pâne și Vin, Bucharest, Romania
Program: restaurant
Architect: Corvin Cristian Architect
Completion: 2016