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1821 DARLING QUARTER INITIAL CONCEPT PRESENTATION
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CONCEPT THE YEAR 1821 WAS WHEN THE GREEKS BEGAN THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. OUR STRUGGLE WAS SOON SHARED BY PROGRESSIVE THINKERS FROM BRITAIN, FRANCE AND RUSSIA; EAGER TO RESTORE THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD’S 1ST DEMOCRACY. AFTER 12 YEARS, THEY TRIUMPHED TOGETHER, AND GREECE WAS BORN. THE CONCEPT OF ‘PHILOTIMO’ IS OUR THEME, BEST TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AS ‘INTEGRITY’ OR ‘AUTHENTICITY’. OUR HOSPITALITY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE GREEK IDENTITY FOR WHICH OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT IN 1821. ‘THE RESTAURANT IS A PROJECT OF THE LOVE AND PASSION FROM MY HELLENIC ROOTS. IT IS A PROJECT THAT I CAN CLAIM PROUDLY TO BE A 100% GREEK IDEA, DESIGN, DECORATION AND MATERIALS. WITH THIS IN MIND I HAVE CREATED A SPACE MADE IN GREECE. WELCOME TO 1821’. JIM KOSPETAS, FOUNDER OF 1821
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RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, DARLING QUARTER CONCEPT RESTAURANT
THE RESTAURANT’S CONCEPT IS TO BUILD ON THE REPUTATION OF THE ORIGINAL 1821 PITT ST. AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST ICONIC, HIGHEST QUALITY GREEK RESTAURANTS, ATTRACTING SIMILAR MARKETS OF BUSINESSPERSONS, TOURISTS AND LOCAL LEISURE DINERS AS THE CBD ORIGINAL, NOW DESIGNED IN AN UPMARKET GREEK ISLAND DÉCOR TO EVOKE A MORE RELAXED HOLIDAY MOOD TO BETTER FIT DARLING HARBOUR / DARLING QUARTER’S “GET AWAY FROM SYDNEY” AMBIENCE.
LOUNGE
NEW TO DARLING QUARTER, 1821 WILL FEATURE AN ADJOINING LOUNGE TO RIVAL THE GREEK ISLANDS’ MOST FAMOUS AND PRESTIGIOUS CLUBS TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE, EXCITING CONCEPT AND SPACE FOR DINERS’ PRE- AND POST- LUNCH & DINNER DRINKS AS WELL AS FOR CASUAL PATRONS SEEKING THE BEST IN AEGEAN COCKTAILS AND LIGHT MEALS.
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RESTAURANT CONCEPT - FINISHES & FEATURES
MOSAIC TILED MAP OF REVOLUTIONARY GREECE ON REAR KITCHEN WALL
FEATURE GREEK OVEN AND GRILLS
WHITEWASHED STONE CLADDING TO COLUMNS AND FEATURE WALL
EXTRA WIDE EUROPEAN OAK WHITEWASHED FLOORBOARDS
GREEK SHEPHERD’S CROOK ENTRY FEATURE
FEATURE FRESH FISH / CRUSTACEAN UNDERLIT ICE DISPLAY FOR PATRONS TO SELECT
WHITEWASHED TIMBER CEILING
WHITEWASHED FIREPLACE ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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INITIAL CONCEPT PRESENTATION, MARCH 2021
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RESTAURANT CONCEPT CONCEPT – FURNITURE & LIGHTING
WHITE CANVAS BANQUETTES & LOOSE BACK CUSHIONS
ORGANIC TIMBER HOSTESS ENTRY DESK
ENTRY HOSTESS LAMP IN SAME STYLE AS FEATURE TIMBER STUD LIGHTS LED TABLE CANDLES
FROSTED GLASS FEATURE LIGHTS WITHIN TIMBER STUD WALLS
1821 ACCENT CUSHIONS
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LOUNGE CONCEPT DÉCOR & FEATURES
WHITEWASHED STONE CLADDING TO COLUMNS
BACKLIT FROZEN DRAFT BEER WALL FEATURE
HAND-TROWELLED GREEK PLASTER WALLS
ROUGH-SAWN TIMBER SCREEN DIVIDING THE BAR, AT THE ENTRANCE AND BEHIND THE LOUNGE'S GARDEN WALL WITH FEATURE IN-BUILT LIGHTING
WHITEWASHED GAS FIREPLACE
CENTRAL OLIVE TREE WITH SURROUNDING TALL BANQUETTE SEATING
WOVEN GREEK FISHING NET LOOK CEILING
CRACKLED FINISH LAVA STONE BARTOP
WHITE RAKED SANDLOOK CONCRETE NON-SKID FLOORING
BARFRONT MOSAIC TILE CLADDING
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DARLING QUARTER
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LOUNGE FURNITURE & LIGHTING
CREATIVE LED TABLE CANDLES
RAISED TIMBER BANQUETTE SEATING IN LOUNGE FOR BAR-HEIGHT TABLES
MEDITERRANEAN TILED FASCIA FOR RAISED TIMBER LOUNGE BANQUETTE SEATING
WOVEN TALL BENTWOOD STOOLS
TIMBER-EDGED TALL COCKTAIL TABLES WITH TILED INSERTS FREESTANDING OVERSIZED WAX CANDLES
UPLIT BOTTLE FEATURE IN-BETWEEN TIMBER STUDS INSTEAD OF LIGHTS IN BAR
STEPPED ILLUMINATED ALCOHOL DISPLAY ON BACK BAR TOP
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EXTERNAL LOUNGE FURNITURE, FEATURES & LIGHTING
REPLANTED DENSE PLANTER FACING THE CHINESE GARDEN TO PROVIDE A NEEDED COZY BACKDROP TO THE CURRENT BARREN FEELING AREA
PROPOSED CHINESE GARDEN SIDE TIMBER ROOF BETWEEN PLANTER AND BUILDING TO PROVIDE COVERED SEATING AND ACCESS, WITH INTERNAL PLANTING AND LIGHTING
WATER FEATURE BETWEEN RAISED EXTERNAL SEATING AND PLANTER WITH MOTORS WITHIN BANQUETTES
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FEATURE GARDEN LIGHTING IN REPLANTED GARDEN PLANTER
NEW EXTERNAL CORNER BAR PROPOSED TO ANCHOR VITAL CURRENT BARREN FEELING CORNER, ALSO SELLING DAYTIME COFFEES
SIMILAR RAISED BANQUETTE SEATING TO INDOORS BUT WITH RENDERED CONCRETE FINISH
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INITIAL CONCEPTUAL RESTAURANT & LOUNGE MASTER PLAN
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