Armourcoat At The Soak
Decorative specialists Armourcoat have provided the finishing touches
to The Soak, a new bar and restaurant next to London’s Victoria Station
with an all-day menu that is built around signature soaked flavours
through fermenting, pickling, brining and steeping techniques.With interior design devised by a partnership between creative agency
CAB and interior design studio MAS, the grade II listed building retains
many original features including a carved leaf design which is now
incorporated into the bar interior.Armourcoat’s Koncrete polished plaster finish is used to great effect on
the bar front with recessed logo. Koncrete is an urban range of polished
plaster colours and finishes designed for contemporary projects. The
range offers a wealth of design options to achieve a distinctive modern
look including distressed effects or recessed ‘shutter’ markings.Outside the building, Armourcoat PPX has been used to repeat the
restaurant logo design. PPX is a low maintenance, durable external
limestone render system that can create stunning honed and textured
stone like finishes for both new build and renovation projects.Glh Design Team says, “The look and feel for The Soak has been
designed to encompass the building’s period features and emphasise
the incredible space we have available in this unique venue, and the
delicate leaf interior design that has been used throughout is reflective
of the beautifully carved foliage on the building’s Victorian heritage.
The space includes four distinct ‘zones’, which enables guests to flow
throughout different areas of the venue seamlessly, from day to night,
from breakfast to cocktails. We were delighted to work with Armourcoat
on this project, and the use of polished plaster finishes to the entrance
wall and bar front adds a modern twist to the design. The team at
Armourcoat have enabled us to make an entrance with an impact and the
rough textured finish on The Soak logo is such an impressive contrast to
the smooth concrete of the finish on the wall.”
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