An industrial space in Sydney was transformed into The Rabbit Hole organic tea bar, by the designer from Australia – Matt Woods. The place not only interests by its concept, the style, but also with some unique elements that makes this space stand out and make it special.

The designer Matt Woods had an idea to take the advantage of the architecture, and decided to uncover the existing timber ceilings and to show the original brick walls. This gives the feeling of the real historical feeling of the building, and it allows to create a texture, that represents the certain style of the space.

The designer:

“The softening of this masculine architecture is achieved through the white washing of these newly exposed elements. The addition of enlarged northeast facing windows allows light to flood in to the interior.”

The interior was influenced by Kintsugi – a Japanese art form, which is based on the celebration of imperfections that were found in the ceramic objects. Woods decided to create a very similar feeling from shards of crushed tiles, and also a display using a series of balancing Kintsugi bowls.

“The Japanese art of Kintsugi forms the foundation of the new design elements. This is most apparent in the specialty tea display where, like spinning plates on top of a circus performers pole, custom designed Kintsugi bowls sit delicately above turned oak timbers.”

The design of the chandelier is even more impressing. It was made by Chilean artist Valeria Burgoa. The lamp is made entirely of empty teabags and hangs above the tile-clad serving counter.

“To counteract these highly conceptual feature elements, much of the remainder of the design is humbler in form, yet in no way modest in design detail”.

A steel-framed glazed wall with pivoting windows separates a smaller area from the rest of the cafe.

The wall which is made from steel – frame with pivoting windows separates the smaller area from the other side of the cafe. The oak timber was used to create seating in the restaurant, while the century – old oak floor joists were used to design the service counter. The dining table is topped with a sheet of dark-colored granite.

“Other tables are less ostentatious, and are constructed in timber and fiber cement,” said the designer. “This contrasting materiality is peppered throughout the space, along with a $100 warehouse shelving stand and bespoke joinery items.”

As well as serving a wide selection of tea in their Sydney store, The Rabbit Hole sells a number of home-made organic brews on its website.

Project by Matt Woods

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