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Project SER Steak + Spirits A Cut Above Creating an urban steakhouse in Dallas A fter renovating the atrium lobby of the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, EDG Interior Architecture + Design was tasked with transforming the hotel's top, 27th floor into "approachable" steakhouse SER Steak + Spirits. "Before it felt very formal and the client wanted to make it warm, social, and lively," says Dallas-based EDG designer Cindy Moore. "We were eager to take what was already there-namely, the amazing city views-and introduce a new look and feel. We had to keep a significant amount of the crown molding and millwork, which was more ornate and traditional. So our focus was to look at ways that we could introduce more contemporary elements." Service stations, for example, are glass and chrome and contrasted with reclaimed peroba wood strips, while the bartop is done in a sleek slate color. Elsewhere, there are smoky glass light fi xtures, walnut wood tabletops, modern landscape photographs, and walls clad in mesquite end blocks to "provide more dimension and texture," says Moore. "We wanted it to feel rich." From top: At SER, the owner's extensive hood ornament collection is housed in glass and bronze display cases, which are separated by enlarged photos of the ornaments; for a warm feel, the designers employed a cognac and charcoal palette that serves as a perfect backdrop to the 27th fl oor restaurant's heady views. 56 www.newh.org By Joy Gettis * Photography by Cesar Rubio http://www.newh.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - Winter 2013

NEWH - Winter 2013
Table of Contents
News
Who’s Who
Sustainability
Q&A: Trisha Poole
Q&A: David Tracz
Q&A: Stacey Berman
Product Know How
Have You Seen?
On the Scene
On The Cover: Seamus Bateson and Steve Cohen of Shelby Williams
Project: Refinery Hotel in New York
Project: SER Steaks + Spirits in Dallas
Save the Date
New Members
Partner Profiles
Ad Index

NEWH - Winter 2013