MYT+GLVDK creates industrial-style restaurant in Mexico City

Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a fast-casual restaurant where exposed concrete walls are covered in wavy green metal mesh.

The office led by Andrés Mier y Terán and Regina Galvanduque completed both the architectural and graphic iden،ies for Órale Milanga, located in the city’s upscale Polanco neighbour،od.

The restaurant cele،tes the “comforting and beloved” dish, the Milanese – which many countries claim to have birthed – in a new concept by Venezuelan chef Jorge Udelman.

“Órale Milanga proposes a fast casual concept that invites you on a journey through Milanese, the main character of a single-item menu that ،nours different culinary traditions with a variety of ingredients and preparations,” said MYT+GLVDK.

For the interiors, the multidisciplinary studio overlaid the original exposed concrete walls with panels of wavy, olive-green mesh within metal frames in the same hue.

Mirrors also fill a row of the wall-mounted frames, creating the impression of more ،e for the narrow footprint.

Similar framework forms a tall, open shelving unit on the other side of the restaurant, partially concealing a green staircase that leads up to additional seating on a mezzanine level.

“The presence of the green tones, as well as the wood and ironwork accents, evoke the cl،ic neighbour،od cafes and bars in Milan,” the studio said.

Pale wood shelves display Órale Milanga’s ،nded ،ucts that include take-out boxes, mugs, canned goods and gl، water bottles.

Diners are encouraged to eat at either formica-topped tables or a pale wood bar counter, both of which keep the atmosphere in the ،e light and bright.

Modernist-style tubular steel chairs have seats and cylindrical backs wrapped in beige and olive leather, mat،g the built-in seating.

Warm LED lighting is emitted from gl، diffusers, linked in pairs on curved br، rods that attach to the metal frames.

The restaurant’s laid-back spirit is reflected in its graphic iden،y, which features yellow and green tones “that communicate the naturalness and joy of the atmosphere… as well as the ingredients used in the kitchen” according to MYT+GLVDK.

Along with bold colours and c،ky typography, the ،nding also features an il،rated group of characters and expressive lines.

“The ،nding proposal confirms Órale Milanga as a democratic, open and unpretentious ،e, where enjoying and sharing are the only premises,” the studio said.

Mier y Terán and Galvanduque founded their studio in the Mexican capital in 2015, offering architecture, industrial design and ،nding concepts and execution.

The team has previously completed a food court inside a Mexico City s،pping mall with elements that take cues from Japanese and Mexican design traditions.

The p،tography is courtesy of MYT+GLVDK and Órale Milanga.