This is the second restaurant under the “Zdolni” banner in Poznań. ZDOLNI 2.0 is located at 48 Kościelna St. The interior design of the restaurant was created by the SAMO STUDIO studio
The atmosphere here is that of the 1990s. The idea was not to create a space as if taken out of the Poznań of the 1990s, but to allude to the sentiments of childhood and the generation of the so-called “millenials”, to places they visited in their early youth
In Poland, the 1990s were still relatively ‘grey’, but mass-produced colourful plastics making squeaky analogue sounds were breaking through, and clearly separate subcultures clashed in the streets. Public space, apart from warning elements, did not have much colour. Following this pattern, the interior of ZDOLNYCH 2.0 was designed monochromatically,” describes architect Łukasz Spychaj
When designing the interior, the architect used simple building materials that usually serve as structural elements of buildings. The open-work partition walls are concrete ventilation blocks, the bar was built from rough-hewn M6 foundation blocks, and the wall behind the bar was clad in galvanised trapezoidal sheet metal, so familiar from the thousands of single-car garages on Polish housing estates
The under-ceiling structure was constructed from galvanised ceiling profiles normally used as racks for hanging the target ceiling tiles – in the pub this element is both substructure and finish
For the lighting of the premises, I used simple orthogonal aluminium diffusers, complemented by 11 large lamps designed and made by myself, especially for this project,” adds the architect
The interior design is also reminiscent of subcultures developing in the last decade of the 20th century. Motifs reminiscent of skateboarders can be seen here, including a ramp in the form of a seat that is high enough to sit on both a high bar stool and a standard-height bench
The table tops were made from recycled plastic and the Poznan-based company Boomplastic was involved in their creation
To this austere and monochromatic base, the architect added strong colours. Numerous artefacts of yesteryear, gaming or storage devices give a perspective of how much the world has changed over the past 30 years. Old everyday objects, the first telephones and toys or office equipment have been hidden in the nooks and crannies of the restaurant
The whole is topped off with a neon sign above the entrance, which was created using proprietary technology. Appropriately selected glazing creates the illusion of an analogue hologram and, when viewed from different perspectives, looks different
source: lukaszspychaj.com
photo: Samo Studio(www.instagram.com/samostudio_co); PFJASKULA (www.instagram.com/pfjaskula)
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