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THE

Barr

When chef René Redzepi opened Noma in
Copenhagen a decade ago, it quickly became
a temple to gastronomic Nordic cuisine-
and its distinct look reinforced that brand
identity. "Noma was a black-and-white
environment," says Peter Girgis, a senior
interior architect at Snøhetta. "You had the
white walls, the white beams, the gray painted
ceiling in between the beams. It created a cool
Nordic environment."
A year ago, Noma abandoned its location
in the North Atlantic House cultural center,
and Redzepi teamed up with chef Thorsten
Schmidt to fill the space with a new venture
called Barr, which means barley in Old Norse.
The concept is far more informal than its
high-end predecessor, and to keep patrons
from calling it "the new Noma," the space
needed a fresh vibe that celebrated the
personality of its menu. Where Noma offered
a tasting menu with wine pairings, Barr serves
up traditional fare from the Nordic North
Sea, such as meatballs and schnitzel, alongside
beer and aquavit, the spiced spirit of choice in
Scandinavian countries.
Schmidt and Redzepi wanted a warmer,
casually convivial ambiance for Barr. So they
chose Scandinavian firm Snøhetta, led by
Girgis in Oslo, Norway, to rethink the new
restaurant's interiors.

Transforms a
space known for
Nordic cool into
the new hygge
hangout

Snøhetta homed in on beer for
inspiration. Seeing barley under a
microscope, Girgis found it beautiful and
decided to use the geometric pattern of the
grain's molecules as the focal design motif. Girgis
and his team milled the barley pattern into raw,
locally sourced Danish oak wood and clad the bar
and ceilings in that engraved timber. Snøhetta also
swapped Noma's bleached oak floor out for natural
oak to add warmth to the space.
In the dining room, Girgis replaced the iconic
Hans Wegner wishbone chairs that propped
up Noma diners with Finn Juhl's 108 Chairs in
oak and camel-brown leather. "We wanted a
coziness," he says.
The homey ethos extends even to the
tableware. Schmidt and ceramicist Kasper Würtz
designed the simple ceramic plates, and Girgis
is designing accompanying cutlery. All of these
elements put together-softer chairs, sturdy clay
plates, the abundance of untreated wood-embody
the Danish concept of hygge, or the contentedness
that comes with getting warm indoors.
That's a new life force for a space that once
hosted Michelin critics and celebrities within
its edgy concrete walls. "As soon as we say
Noma, you think one thing," Girgis says. "But
[the chefs] wanted this to be a place that was a
little more down-to-earth-something with an
old pub feeling."

Barr
restaurant
was designed
by Snøhetta.

Photos by: Line Klein

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017

IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017
Contents
From IIDA
Sum of Its Parts
Talk, Talk
Pre/Post
Data Viz
I Design
The Year in Design
Designs That Defined
A Show of Strength
Heat Map
Next-Gen Vision
Air of Anticipation
Scratch Pad
Insider Intel
IIDA News + Updates
Why This Design Works
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - From IIDA
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Sum of Its Parts
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - 7
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Talk, Talk
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - 9
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Pre/Post
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - 11
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Data Viz
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - I Design
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - 15
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - The Year in Design
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Designs That Defined
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - A Show of Strength
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - 35
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Heat Map
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Next-Gen Vision
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Air of Anticipation
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Scratch Pad
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Insider Intel
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - 53
IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - IIDA News + Updates
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IIDA Perspective - Fall/Winter 2017 - Why This Design Works
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