Restaurant Interior DesignContemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant - Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant – Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects

Architects: Craig Tan Architects
Project: Hawker Hall – Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant
Area: 273 sqm
Location: Windsor, Melbourne, Australia
Photography: Jaime Diaz-Berrio

Designed in collaboration with Interior designers, Eades and Bergman, Hawker Hall is a contemporary Malaysian style restaurant and beer hall for Chris Lucas, the highly successful restauranteur responsible for Chin Chin, Baby Pizza, and Kong. Located in an inspiring old masonry warehouse on Chapel Street in Windsor, this restaurant has been designed to conjure references to beer halls and Malaysian hawker markets.

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 1

Occupying a deceptively large site, the 160 seat restaurant involved the refurbishment of existing warehouse spaces, removal of the existing rear stables structure, and the construction of a structure to the rear with basement, and mezzanine level.

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 2

Key to the design concept was the encouragement of a social energised atmosphere, and to convey the experience of eating in hawker markets rather than just the aesthetic. Well crafted joinery has been carefully designed to create intimate zones within the large space, and to provide diners with a variety of dining experiences.

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 3

The feature cook bank and bar with 16 beer taps, divide the large volume into more discrete zones, and create a series of comfortable zones beneath the majestic timber trussed ceiling.

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 4

A bamboo feature screen on the rear mezzanine, and the attached zinc clad cookbank create a street-like atmosphere deep within the restaurant. Shadowy silhouettes of people moving behind the bamboo screen in the upstairs unisex toilets, and the subsequent glimpses through the bamboo back down onto the restaurant floor, seek to convey the multi-faceted experience of a hawker street market to Windsor.

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 5

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 6

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 8

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 11

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 12

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 13

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 15

Contemporary Malaysian Style Restaurant Hawker Hall by Craig Tan Architects 16

Subscribe to our newsletter

Russell Hill Road Residence by Taylor Smyth Architects

Taylor Smyth Architects and Cecconi Simone collaborated on the design of the house, with the sophisticated interiors custom designed by Cecconi Simone to incorporate bronze privacy screens, stone, wood paneling and built-in millwork.

Balwyn House by Fiona Lynch Design Studio

Project: Balwyn House Interior Design: Fiona Lynch Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Photo Credits: Sharyn Cairns Photography Located in Melbourne, Australia, the Balwyn House is a private residence with...

South Villa, a Contemporary Five-Story Penthouse in Cape Town

South Villa is a five-story penthouse in the award-winning Clifton Terraces apartments on Victoria Road, Cape Town. Its elevated position on the iconic Lion’s Head takes in extravagant ocean views and local landmarks such as Table Mountain and Clifton’s pristine beaches.

Upgrading Your Office? 6 Tips for Redesigning Your Workspace

Recent investigations have shown that when the workplace where they work is all around planned, representatives are urged to take care of their work...

Wayzim Headquarters Office by YUZO Design

Wayzim headquarters office locates at Xishan Industrial park at Wuxi city, a fast-growing location for the high-tech and manufacturing industry. This new HQ office includes flexible workspace and collaboration space, a showroom, a three-story dining hall, and a rooftop terrace with river view

Recommended Stories