Minnie Bhatt Design
Minnie Bhatt has trained under some very renowned interior designers and with her experience, she set up.
– Minnie Bhatt design, 11 years ago.
With 23 glorious years in the world of design experience, even today, each day is just as exciting for Minnie, who challenges herself to create and evolve with every new project.
Minnie’s style of design is mainly eclectic and contemporary. The mantra of Minnie Bhatt Design is not only to create exquisite spaces that are timeless & authentic, but also never to repeat these creations.
Project Details
- Type: Restaurant
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Status: Completed
- Plot Area: 2,500 sq. ft.
- Built Up Area : 2,775 sq. ft. Cost: 1.25 Lakhs
- Timeline: 3 months
Client’s Brief
Just like how an artist uses his paintings to express his thoughts, similarly via Burma Burma, clients Ankit and Chirag wanted the end consumers to experience Burma (Myanmar) holistically in terms of Food, Culture and Happiness.
The brief given was to create a slice of Burmese culture with a contemporary aesthetics.
Architect’s Intake
The design concept was to depict an evolving Myanmar which is progressive and yet had deep roots. They wanted to create a vibrant space integrating a large tea bar and different kinds of seating arrangements.
Every detail in the restaurant continues to weave a story about Myanmar, its people and its lifestyle.
Floor Plan
- Tea Bar
- Private Dining Area
- Kitchen
- Passage
- Staff Changing
- Staff Dining
- Stores
- Ladies/Gents Toilet
- Staff Toilet
Perfectly complemented by a small outdoor waiting that has been decorated with plants, a wooden bench and a Burmese parasol.
The wooden panels in semi-private dining space are inspired by the widespread use of teak wood in Burma.
As one enters inside the tea bar is on the left with a large display of tea pots and canisters displayed in wooden cabinets. A lone, imposing pillar in the bar becomes canvas to a fascinating mural depicting a local Burmese woman in traditional grab.
The central seating is created with back to back sofas divided with a wooden ledge with plants on it. The colour palette has been consistent throughout various outlets of the brand with one or two of the shades being used more prominently than the others. The colours are drawn from Thangka paintings of Myanmar.
The fabric on the couch is also sourced from Burma and the pendant lights have been custom created. They have used elements of Burmese culture with motifs like the lotus, Buddha etc. on the light fittings.
The cane lights are inspired from Burmese restaurants. The artifacts are all sourced from Burma and displayed in a discerning manner with contemporary backdrops without too much embellishment.
The furniture is all custom created in-house. The bamboo and paper-mache products are all sourced from Myanmar. The grey wall inspired by the weathered walls of ancient Pagodas in Burma was challenging to create. The artist chiseled the seporex cladded on the wall, to create the desired texture.
The Lamps have been designed by Minnie Bhatt Design and created by the Purple Turtles. The shapes resemble the large bells we see outside the pagodas in Bagan. To lend a contemporary element to them they were created in feather concrete and metal mesh. The small etchings are Burmese Motifs that they created for the first outlet.
The paneling is created in MDF board and painted over with luster paint.