We designed and built the contemporary Korean restaurant Halmi together with and for our son Mino. Halmi means Granny in Korean and is an homage to the home cooking that inspires the cuisine served.
The first thing one sees when entering is the bar with a floating roof hovering above it. The colours used for the trusses are drawn from the vibrant hues of classic buddhist temples in Korea.
The main space is warm and welcoming with a 4.6 metre high vaulted ceiling and a wall exposing 100 year old clay plaster and traces of roller patterns. Low wall panelling hugs the room on three sides.
East Asian mulberry paper can be found in multiple iterations: as papering of the bar front, crumbled and sewn as floating lanterns suspended from the ceiling, and as papier-mâché shades for the cordless table lamps. Together they add a soft glow and depth to the space.
