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Olón, Bar Olón, and Okatshe
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Owner and Management Company Tropicana
Casino & Resort Brand and Management
Service Provider Garces Group Architecture
Firm SOSH Architects, Atlantic City Interior
Design Firm dash design, Long Island City,
New York Purchasing Firm The Stroud Group
and Tropicana Casino & Resort Accessories
dash design Paint Benjamin Moore Plants
Parker Plants
BAR OLÓN AND LOUNGE
Flooring Design and Direct Source
Wallcovering Wall & Deco Bar Tap Custom;
manufactured by Micromatic Pendants
Custom; manufactured by Sunset Lighting
Barstools and Lounge Chair Custom;
manufactured by JLF with Moore & Giles
Counter Caesarstone Signage/Fan Wall
Matriarch Solutions Host Lamp RH Contract
Faux Iron Grille Tableaux Decorative
Grilles Sconces West Elm Sofa Custom;
manufactured by JLF with Architex Cocktail
Tables Custom; manufactured by JLF Art
Anthropologie

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the windows, usually "the least desirable
place, became the most desirable" thanks to
beach cabanas raised up on a platform, says
Ashen, offering guests views of the entire
restaurant and the ocean beyond.
Bar Olón, meanwhile, offers a casual
entry into the formal restaurant, highlighted
by a custom wall installation of teal vintageinspired fans, "an iconic element that
draws you through" the space, notes Ashen.
Exaggerated, oversized leather winged
lounge chairs and bongo drums hanging
from the ceiling provide eye-catching
theatrical elements with Latin flair while
allowing the area to keep "the level of
sophistication that's right for Garces," and
his brand, adds Ashen.
Drastically different and unexpected,
Okatshe is a mysterious, moody hideaway,
with a brightly colored Japanese candy
storefront façade veiling the sushi restaurant
within. A concealed door opens to a dimly
lit, back alley-inspired space informed by the

streets of Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood
and illuminated by Japanese street signs.
"It kind of freaks you out the first time you
go in," says Ashen. Openings in the streetlike wall reveal sushi and sake bars and
open kitchens, while the space is filled with
concrete communal tables and booths lined
by graphic murals from visual and street
artists Yok & Sheryo that capture the chaos
and beauty of the streets and alleys of Tokyo.
Creating distinct looks for three
separate venues simultaneously was
certainly a challenge. The team, says
Ashen, had to make sure that "the thread
of one didn't bleed into the other," while
allowing transitions between spaces to feel
intentional. "Every project is a little bit of a
Rubik's Cube and you're trying to find the
right pattern to solve the puzzle, and there's
no right way-it's just about finding the right
formula." hd

OLÓN MAIN DINING ROOM
Flooring Elmwood Reclaimed Timber Riser
Tile La Fuente Drapery Fabricator Drapery
Contractors Drapery Fabric at Cabana
Duralee Ceiling Architectural Surfaces
Pendants Custom; manufactured by Sunset
Lighting Mirror CB2 Panama Hats DH Gate
Macramé Soho Myriad Dining Chairs Custom;
manufactured by JLF with Kravet and Moore
& Giles Banquettes Custom; manufactured by
Corn Upholstery with Architex, Carnegie, and
TRI-KES Dining Tables Contraxx and Milne
OKATSHE
Store Pendant Y Lighting Store Flooring
Armstrong Faux Concrete Wall Interior Arts
Laminates Floor Tile Concrete Collaborative
Bar Front Tile Daltile and Hudson Tile Kitchen
Wall Tile Design and Direct Source Kitchen
Countertop Caesarstone Ceiling Newmat
Bamboo Light Pendants Global Lighting
Signage Matriarch Solutions Barstools 212
Concept Beer Tap Custom; manufactured
by MicroMatic Counter Height Wood Tables
Custom; manufactured by Benchmark
Counter Height Stools and Dining Chairs
Sandalyeci Dining Tables Contraxx Communal
Table Trueform Dining Stools Custom;
manufactured by JLF with Robert Allen
Chandeliers at Communal Table and Sconce at
Garage Door and Entry Custom; manufactured
by Sunset Lighting Glazing at Garage Door
Bendheim Booth Mural Soho Myriad and Yok &
Sheryo Booth Corn Upholstery with Architex
Drapery Fabric Hines & Co Booth Lighting RH
Contract Amber Panels Envel Design

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