Award-winning hospitality interior designers, B3 Designers have continued their creative collaboration with Las Iguanas restaurant group, designing the interiors of Las Iguanas in Derby, which opened in October.
As a thriving restaurant chain, Las Iguanas is a leading name across the UK bringing a unique ‘irresistible bolt of Latin American energy’ to the high street. B3 Designers’ brief was to take the Las Iguanas brand, this time within a Grade II listed building in Derby, and re-imagine the character of the space in the context of the Las Iguanas brand ethos – a combination of a faded grandeur style with a touch of fun and flamboyant Latino flavour.
The 380 sq metre venue, once an old bakery, accommodates 140 covers across two floors – ground floor and a mezzanine floor. The older parts of the Grade II listed building have been connected by a double height atrium space which brings natural light to the central area of the restaurant. As a result, an internal courtyard has been created in this space dressed with overgrown exotic planting and oversized, antique, bronze chandeliers dominating the apex of the central atrium.
Exposed historic brickwork and giant distressed graphics on some of the walls recreate the feeling of street advertising prominent throughout South America. It’s with these existing architectural features that B3 Designers allude to ideas of faded Latino glamour, in keeping to the Las Iguanas brand.
Furthermore, reclaimed crates are stacked high above the fixed booths within the bar area and key materials such as Granito cement tiles in B3 Designers’ bespoke Latino style pattern in washed out green and ochre colours and reclaimed timber boards in pastel tonal colours add to this fun and flamboyant Latino style.
About B3 Designers
London-based B3 Designers create distinctive, fresh and contemporary designs for the interiors of hotels, bars, restaurants and retail spaces. Founded by Mark Bithrey in 2002, B3 Designers is an award-winning, innovative design practice specialising in the creation of great brand experiences that not only deliver but also exceed expectations.
Recent projects have included Greenwich Kitchen, by the O2 Arena; Lima Floral restaurant, Covent Garden; Lyle’s restaurant in the Tea Building, Shoreditch; One Kensington restaurant, Kensington High Street; and Las Iguanas in Wembley & Bristol.
Award winning projects have included interiors for The Kitchen Table&/Bubbledogs and the Carbon Bar at the Cumberland Hotel both at the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, while the Paul Hamlyn Hall Champagne Bar at the Royal Opera House won at the International Property Awards.
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Las Iguanas,21-23 Friar Gate, Derby, DE1 1BX
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