Our challenge was to revitalise and give an identity to an under-used area on the 39th floor of Heron Tower. Historically the floor had lacked direction and purpose- acting more as a guide to lost customers seeking either Sushisamba on Lvl 38 or Duck & Waffle on Lvl 40.
We wanted to bring a residential vibe to the new Samba Room- a more luxurious, cossetted experience to the Sushisamba restaurant on the floor below. We drew inspiration from mid-century Brazilian residential interiors plus a full saturation of the iconic Sushisamba orange colour.
We worked with a monochrome palette, balancing timbers such as palm woods and sucupira that are indigenous to South America, with a strong commitment to the brand's orange colour being expressed through applications such as mohairs and copper mirrors to warm and soften the space.
The big feature was the in the PDR/cocktail lounge, requiring a flexible space and lacking storage, we designed a 30 person dining table that when not in use, retracted into the ceiling to allow the room to transform into a cocktail lounge. Then, when a PDR set up was required the table would lower on an electric winch to rest upon the cocktail tables below.
Bio Fabled Studio is an award-winning international interior design studio based in London and founded in 2011 by Tom Strother and Steven Saunders. Fabled Studio specialises in Luxury Hospitality, F&B, Residential and Retail design. Fabled Studio are storytellers, each project is deeply cinematic and provocative, rich in detail and context to engage and enthral their audience, and to add substance to every part of the urban landscape they touch.
Other prizes Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2022 MiMi Mei Fair – WINNER in the ‘Colour’ category Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2014 Beagle - WINNER in the ‘London Restaurant’ category AHEAD Awards 2020 Hart Shoreditch Hotel - SHORTLISTED in the ‘Hotel Newbuild’ category AHEAD Awards 2020 The Lobby Bar at One Aldwych - SHORTLISTED in the ‘Bar, Club or Lounge’ category
