Winning Project: Strada Refresh.

Location: Various branches in London, UK, including: Royal Festival Hall, West India Quays, Tavistock Street.

Brief: Click on the image above to read the full brief, accompanied by a variety of images.

Practice: Since 1999, De Matos Ryan has completed a wide range of projects that have demonstrated their enthusiasm for architecture. For them, it is a medium that incorporates all aspects of design from landscape to interiors. They are known for specialising in contemporary design within historic and often culturally sensitive contexts as well explicitly new build works.

Head of Judging Panel: Peter Bierwirth, the President of The European Hotel Management Association, EHMA, which was established in Rome in 1974 – the association’s primary aim was and still is to foster fellowship and fraternity. 
 

The rationale for choosing Strada Refresh: ‘A restaurant’s design must be authentic, entertaining and inviting, putting the guest in the center of interest. It must also be ‘practical’, allowing staff to work efficiently with hardware that survives the rough commercial wear and tear. Strada’s restaurant concept combines those prerequisites in a most remarkable way.’