Brooklyn-based Residence Studios has renovated a bar and restaurant in Montauk, utilizing supplies like white-washed plaster, glazed tiles and reclaimed timber for a “intentionally minimal method”.
Previously often known as Fowl on the Roof, the institution reopened as The Fowl earlier this 12 months with refreshed interiors by Residence Studios.
The area is run by the workforce behind the Daunt’s Albatross motel, positioned throughout the road, which Residence Studios overhauled the earlier 12 months. The menu was created by chef Marcos Martinez Perez and a beverage programme by Sophia Depasquale.
“[The clients’] intent was to have a good time the legacy of a 40-year-old adored Montauk institution, imbuing a familial sense of heat and hospitality threaded all through the expertise and the design,” mentioned the workforce.
“The goal of the area is to seize the spirit of previous Montauk, offering a welcoming home-away-from-home for each guests and locals to collect at any hour and any season.”
Situated within the city centre, the A-frame constructing that homes the restaurant has a white hen painted on the aspect of its roof – therefore the unique identify.
The inside is split in two, with the bar space on one aspect and the restaurant on the opposite, linked by a cased opening.
A muted color palette throughout the areas echoes that used at Daunt’s Albatross and relies on the pure coastal environment.
Residence Studios describes it as “a spectrum of whites, heat grays, browns, pale yellows, rusts and ocean blues”.
Within the bar space, pink bricks are laid in a basketweave sample throughout the ground, and the russet hue is sustained by the leather-based that covers the built-in seating and stool tops.
Flooring shifts to reclaimed timber within the eating space, the place banquette cushions are upholstered in yellow material and the accompanying classic chairs are all barely totally different designs.
“The restaurant features a intentionally minimal method to furnishings, lighting and decor, which permits the materiality to shine by itself,” mentioned Residence Studios.
Blue-grey glazed ceramic tiles encompass the window and door frames, whereas skinny white tiles wrap the entrance of the bar counter.
The identical white tiling is discovered within the toilet, accessed through a powder-blue door, however with pink grouting for a extra up to date twist.
Each The Fowl and Daunt’s Albatross are run by third-generation proprietor Leo Daunt and his sister Zoe, who grew up within the city and needed to return each properties to their former glory whereas retaining their neighbourhood really feel.
“Open 12 months spherical and reworking with the seasons, [The Bird] will proudly proceed its legacy as a neighborhood staple – and true Montauk landmark,” mentioned the workforce.
Located on the japanese tip of Lengthy Island, Montauk is a well-liked summer season getaway for New Yorkers that gives a extra reasonably priced different to the Hamptons close by.
Nonetheless, it isn’t with out its justifiable share of expansive seaside homes, with a gray wood-clad dwelling by Desciencelab and a residence topped with a swimming pool by Bates Masi as examples.
Residence Studios was based by Oliver Haslegrave in 2009 and has since accomplished a wide range of hospitality initiatives throughout the US.
Most not too long ago, it has carried out a revamp of a Nantucket bar and restaurant utilizing maritime references and an Italian restaurant near Harvard College full of plush cubicles and banquettes.
The images is by Brian W Ferry.
