Structure studio Bindloss Dawes has renovated an 18th-century pub in Somerset, England, to create an “intimate” new dwelling for the Osip farm-to-table restaurant.
Helmed by chef Merlin Labron-Johnson, Michelin-starred Osip was positioned on Bruton Excessive Road in Somerset till August of this 12 months, when it was transferred to a close-by Georgian pub in-built 1730.
Native structure workplace Bindloss Dawes stripped the three-storey constructing again to its unique shell by eradicating a sequence of latest additions. The studio additionally stabilised the pub’s current stone partitions and relayed its slate roofs.
Rewashed in white lime, the textured facade is characterised by limestone door and window frames, which counterpoint the encircling planted backyard that helps Osip’s seasonal menu.
On the inside, Bindloss Dawes sought to light up the ground-floor restaurant with pure gentle whereas retaining a way of the pub’s former character.
Low, beamed ceilings function throughout the seating space, which overlooks an open kitchen framed by floor-to-ceiling glazing and topped by a geometrical skylight.
“The unique Osip had a road-facing window and a small serving hatch, giving diners a restricted view of the kitchen,” studio co-founder Oliver Bindloss informed Dezeen.
“Within the new restaurant, we have now opened up new home windows and the backyard to create huge views of the encircling panorama.”
Bindloss Dawes selected a palette of pure supplies when dressing the inside areas.
A deep pink, domestically sourced earthenware ground was laid throughout the seating space in a nod to the pub’s unique charred crimson clinker flooring. The breathable materials was additionally chosen for its acoustically absorbent properties.
Artist Max Bainbridge of Somerset studio Forest + Discovered hand-carved a knobbly central drinks bar out of native timber gathered from the neighbouring woods, whereas summary artworks add delicate color to the in any other case white-washed partitions.
The kitchen is outlined by a combination of stainless-steel, timber accents and chunky bar stools upholstered in Somerset textiles. Dimmable lighting was fitted all through the restaurant to boost a setting the place diners can “concentrate on the meals”, in accordance with Bindloss.
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“The inside design is intimate, crammed with pure gentle and open to the panorama,” stated the studio co-founder.
“Osip’s supplies and makers signify the identical issues as its meals – domestically sourced and representing the most effective of Somerset and the south west,” he added.
Bindloss Dawes additionally restored the constructing’s first and second flooring, which lengthen into the unique roof rafters and home 4 double guestrooms with en-suite loos, furnished to replicate the downstairs restaurant.
The studio opened its Bruton follow in 2018 and has accomplished Somerset tasks starting from the renovation of a Grade II-listed home in Pitcombe with a recent timber extension to a automobile barn for a basic Porsche collector.
The pictures is by Dave Watts.
