Contract Magazine - July 2020 - 20

Hospitality
Tom Parker
Director and Co-founder
Fettle
Los Angeles

"As we talk with our clients, there seems to be a clear common approach in terms
of procedure and design for existing and future hospitality projects. Obviously,
few restaurants operate at the kind of profit margins that allow for a reduction
in number of patrons, so the focus has really been on increasing safety and
sanitization rather than simply stripping out half of the seats. Procedural changes
include things like taking customers' temperatures upon entry, staggering
bookings or splitting them between rooms, requiring staff to wear masks and
gloves, and sanitizing surfaces. From a design perspective, clients are spacing out
layouts more within existing venues, adding screens where possible, and reducing
communal seating. Interestingly, we are also finding that clients want to offer
more visibility in regard to food hygiene by opening up food-prep and storage
areas. We have seen that the requirement for innovation and flexibility during this
period has meant that hospitality venues and restaurants, in particular, are
operating in completely new ways, introducing cafe, produce, grab-and-go, and
takeaway menu options. Menu offerings, in particular, are going to be fascinating
to monitor as many of the previous supply lines have come to a standstill.
We expect lots of places to consider limited menus, or menus that change week
by week, depending on what produce is available."

Classic
Modern Lantern: Cordless Lamp
"We love battery operated table lights. They
generate lighting at the tabletop in a much more
elegant and cozy way than a spotlight or pendant
coming down from above. Modern Lantern offers
some great options."
modernlantern.com

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New need
Vintage Deco Screen
"One of the keys to the response to the sanitary
requirement of restaurants is going to be how to
keep spaces feeling well-designed and refined
while implementing things like screens or barriers. For that reason, I have been looking into
repurposing vintage screens and how we can
utilize these to aid social distancing. There are
many great pre-existing screens out there that
could be used, depending on their materiality
and dimensions."

Casey Keasler
Founder
Casework
Portland, Oregon

"Portland is a big proponent of the counter-service restaurant model, where
patrons order at a counter and either pick up their own food or have their food
delivered to a table. I believe that is going to be a big trend moving forward.
It helps small restaurant owners run their business with lower overhead (fewer
servers on staff ), and it supports the takeout model for COVID-19 or other related
pandemics, which would limit in-restaurant dining. Moving forward, we are
planning an order or take-out counter for the restaurants we are currently working
on along with thoughtful ways to remind people to keep a distance, like patterning
on the floors and more subtle barriers and spacing."

Classic

New need

Caesarstone: Fresh Concrete 4001
"We use Caesarstone regularly for our hospitality
projects. Not only is it incredibly durable and low
maintenance (it can be cleaned with just soap
and water), but it is also antibacterial because
it is nonporous. There are loads of options, but I
use the more subtle finishes like Fresh Concrete."
caesarstoneus.com

Kohler: Smart Home Collection
"I've never been a fan of techie plumbing fixtures,
as I've had too many bad airport bathroom
experiences. Having fewer items in a public
restroom that multiple people touch is incredibly
important. Kohler has a smart home collection
and I am hoping they add a bathroom faucet to
this collection."
smarthome.kohler.com

contractdesign.com

JULY 2020

PHOTOGRAPHY: COURTESY OF KOHLER CO. (KOHLER)

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Editorial
Industry News
Product Focus
Designer You Should Know: Lois Wellwood
Planning for Change
Soft Surface Focus Insights from carpet and textile directors
Matrix: Workplace
Matrix: Education
Matrix: Hospitality
Matrix: Healthcare
Matrix: Materials
The COVID Shield
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