lab gastropub
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LAB Gastropub, Los Angeles, CATRANSCRIPT
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LABgastropub[ los angeles, ca ]
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PROJECTURBNMRKT
LOCATIONLos Angeles, CA
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When a 5,000 square foot Sizzler restaurant—located on property owned by the University of Southern California and sitting immediately adjacent to the USC Galen Center—closed, the school saw an opportunity to develop an upscale café to service not only the student body and faculty, but the entire surrounding community. The Lab Gastropub is located within the City of Los Angeles Restaurant Incentive Program area which was developed to discourage fast food restaurants in favor of sit-down restaurants offering a variety of healthier foods.
The Lab was designed to offer an indoor/outdoor dining experience with a storefront that features a wall of custom glass and wood accordion doors, opening the dining room to the adjacent patio/lounge area and taking advantage of the temperate Los Angeles weather.
The décor enlists memories of classic chemistry labs, from slate tables and wood floors to lab-style Pyrex beakers and glasses. There are three distinct interior dining zones: a more intimate area with plush banquettes and small café tables; a linear grouping of tables with stools and benches for larger parties or communal, multi-party dining; and a private room with its own separate outdoor patio, for those who wish to be discrete. Outside, the expansive patio features low, laid-back couches, a firepit and gas heaters, creating a lounge-like atmosphere from which to see and be seen by campus passersby.Flat screen televisions are located both indoors and out, making this the destination spot for big games.
The city of Los Angeles has taken notice. While USC expected that the campus community would patronize the Lab, it didn’t anticipate the number of locals and downtown professionals who have been frequenting the spot since its March 2009 opening. The Lab has doubled its initial revenue projections, earning it a 2009 “Good Design is Good Business” award from Business Week/Architectural Record.
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Interior View
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Before
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After
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Restroom/Washroom Rendering
RESTROOMS + WASHROOMA dark portal frames the view of the unisex washroom as seen
from the main dining room. Custom chrome vanities feature
lab-inspired sinks, exposed pipes and fittings, and custom-
made soap dispensers crafted from amber glass bottles and
ring stands. Warm light from amber glass pendants gives
sparkle to the fixtures while casting soft, suede-like shadows
over the caramel-colored glass wall tiles.
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Washroom View from Dining Room
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Preliminary Interior Design Sketches / Early Renderings
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Custom-Designed Teak and Black Slate Communal Tables and Benches
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Private Dining Room with Custom-Designed Wall Graphic
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Dining Room Details
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Hostess Station
MATERIALS + FINISHESThe materials and finishes in the Lab are evocative of a vintage
high school science classroom. AC Martin’s design team looked
to rejuvenate old furnishings, fittings and accessories. This
is evident throughout the bar and dining area where walls
are clad in beveled subway tile, blackboards and custom-
designed graphics of scientific equipment, creating a fresh
interpretation of the term ‘lab’. Slate dining tables are framed
in warm wood and custom leather cushions provide warmth to
the chrome stools. The glassware, napkins and matchbooks are
custom as well, as are the china place settings; coffee cups are
emblazoned with the chemical symbol for caffeine.
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Branding and Graphics
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Custom Supergraphics Enliven a Conversation Nook
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Indoor/Outdoor Seating
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u n i v e r s i t y o f s o u t h e r n c a l i f o r n i a
the lab gastropub
University of Southern California
5,030 SF
2009
Los Angeles, CA
• Thedesignisclassicyetmodern,elegantyetcomfortable,hipyet timeless and, above all, is authentic.
• Customfurnitureprovidesvarietyandinterestandpromisesanew experience with each visit.
• Integrationofsupergraphicsandcustomcollateralmaterialsand place settings carry the theme through the smallest details.
• Kitchen,baranddiningroomlayoutallowforincreasedoperational efficiency and service speed.
• ThesouthernCalifornialifestyleisemphasizedbyayear-roundoutdoor lounge that’s accessed through large, retractable window walls.
• Hasbecomeadestinationspotnotonlyforstudents,butlocalsand downtown professionals as well.
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Awards Business Week/Architectural Record “Good Design is Good Business” Award, 2009
AIA/Los Angeles Restaurant Design Awards Finalist and People’s Choice Award Recipient, 2009
Graphic Design USA MagazineAmerican Graphic Design Award Environmental Graphics and Branding Campaign, 2009
AIA/San Fernando Valley Merit Award, 2009
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