SHAY restaurant by Ivy Studio
Shay Restaurant celebrates
the middle eastern essence
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Hello, design junkies!
Last month we showed you a beautiful project in Canada - Café Chez Teta. Today we are very excited to show you another incredible project from the same architecture firm- IVY studio.
Located on Notre Dame Street in Griffintown, the heart of the culinary scene at Montreal. Shay offers an escape from the red brick and grey stone building facades along the thoroughfare.
Interior: IVY studio / Photography: Alex Lesage
This Middle Eastern tea salon & wine bar's mineral colour palette was inspired by the setting sun over the Syrian Desert. Soft dusty pink concrete floors fuse into the off white textured plaster walls. The sinuous forms of the banquettes, like carved windswept canyons, curve through space, guiding you through the various rooms of the restaurant.
Interior: IVY studio / Photography: Alex Lesage
Working with Venosa interiors local artists, a hand painted mural of faded mountains adorns the entrance paired by a pigmented Lime plaster waiter's station in the centre of the space. A monumental violet and robin's egg blue marble bar commands your attention on the east side of the space, crowned by a custom deep raspberry metallic light fixture that sweeps the entire 19 feet.
The curved elevated navy blue embroidered banquettes offer a casual spot for sharing tea around the bar area during the day, which quickly transforms into a comfortable happy hour spot for informal gatherings in the evening.
The main dining room is elevated on a mahogany platform creating a more intimate dining experience. Generous dusty rose banquettes sweep the periphery of the space spotted by secluded enclaves for small groups. Custom built in table lamps dot the room like stars in the night, matched by falling oversized globes over the large group tables. Ripple fold beige sheer curtains line the West wall of the dining room, adding to the softness of the airy atmosphere.
Throughout the room, the exposed steel beamed ceiling is painted in a deep burgundy colour like the setting sky. Layered with over a thousand feet of sheer fabric banisters that hang in linear strands over the tables, making the entire restaurant feel as if it's under a flapping Bedouin tent or crowded evening market.
Interior: IVY studio / Photography: Alex Lesage
We will make sure when in Montreal to visit this beautiful restaurant!
Congrats IVY Studio, for another amazing work!
If you enjoyed this article, you should check out our article about Ladon Restaurant.
