Enlisted by entrepreneur and artwork collector Dakis Joannou, Manhattan Tasks NYC (MPNYC) has redesigned Athens restaurant Koumkan, with a surreal immersive environment.
Matching the daring expression of the adjoining Semiramis Lodge in Kifisia, the restaurant greets guests as they descend to the doorway with an enormous travertine portal and a mirrored door, teasing the kaleidoscopic interiors that await inside. Within the rose-hued lobby, two book-matched travertine partitions meet mirrors on the other partitions to create an expansive impact, whereas the motion of wall-to-wall carpeting provides heat to the fabric palette.
By means of a hidden mirror door, the parlor is clad in dramatic inexperienced marble from the Greek island of Tinos all through the high-top banquettes, cabinets, DJ sales space, bar and footrests. Classic Sixties sconces with a flute-like form and a chrome steel fabrication gently mild the inexperienced marble surfaces, inspiring the customized horizontal chandelier hanging over the bar.
The primary occasion is the Grande Salle, which mixes a lounge, a cocktail bar and a restaurant right into a deceivingly towering area. Vertical mirrors above the open seating space lengthen the area and replicate the nice and cozy glow of the lighting, which is built-in into the seating. Under, curvilinear bench seating upholstered with pink moire-esque material is joined by plush rounded armchairs and spherical marble tables. All-around tropical vegetation accent the pink theme with pure greens, connecting the inside with the outside areas of the veranda.
Becoming a member of the restaurant with the pool deck, the veranda gives a semi-sheltered indoor/out of doors lounge space, in addition to one other pure mild supply for the inside. Pink terracotta partitions and pink travertine tiles organized right into a herringbone flooring sample diffuse the daylight into the cave-like opening for a comfortable illumination. Lastly, polished chrome chairs and thick-columned tables impressed by the Fifties Mediterranean Riviera fashion add a lustrous texture to the stone palette.
See the gallery above for a deep dive into MPNYC’s Koumkan renovation.
