Client: Bun
Instagram: @bun.burgers
Address: Viale Bligny, 19a, 20136 Milano MI, Italy

Design: Masquespacio
Instagram: @masquespacio_ana
Instagram: @masquespacio_chris

Photography: Gregory Abbate

Surface: 140 m2
Opening: January 2021

Architect: Luca Gobbo
Construction: Augusto Contract
Furniture & Customized Lighting: Design Masquespacio, Production Augusto Contract
Tiles: Complementto
Granite: Mosaic Tiles

Masquespacio

Masquespacio is an award-winning creative consultancy created in 2010 by Ana Milena Hernández Palacios and Christophe Penasse. Combining the 2 disciplines of their founders, interior design and marketing, the Spanish design agency creates branding and interior projects through a unique approach that results in fresh and innovative concepts rewarded with a continued international recognition by media specialized in the design, fashion, and lifestyle trends. They have worked on projects in several countries like Norway, the USA, France, Portugal, Germany, and Spain.

Actually, they are working on different projects in Spain, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Qatar, Italy, France, and Colombia.

Awards & nominations

Young Talent of The Year by Elle Deco International – Winner 2020

Young Talent of The Year by Elle Decoration Spain – Winner 2020

Interior Designer of The Year by T Magazine Spain – The New York Times – Winner 2019

Design Summit Nomination “Best Updater” by Architectural Digest Germany – 2018

Inside Award “Best Hotel” The Student Hotel Barcelona – Winner 2018

Hospitality Design Nomination “Public Spaces / Budget” The Stu-dent Hotel Campus Barcelona – Winner to be announced 2018

German Design Award “Interior Architecture” Albabel restaurant 2017 – Winner

Hospitality Design Award “Guestroom Economy” Valencia Lounge Hostel – Winner 2017

Hospitality Design Nomination “Casual Restaurant” Hikari Yakitori Bar 2017

Wallpaper Design Award “Best Speckle” Obloha lamp redesign for RACO – Winner 2017

Massimo Dutti “New Values” by Architectural Digest Spain – Win-ner 2016

Wave of the Future Award by Hospitality Design Magazine – Winner 2016

Red Dot Design Award – Telling Tales LZF Lamps Corporate Campaign Winner 2016

Good Design Award – Telling Tales LZF Lamps Communication Campaign 2016

Hospitality Design Nomination – Best Upscale Restaurant 2016 Nozomi Sushi Bar

Restaurant & Bar Design Nomination – Best Europe Restaurant 2015 Nozomi Sushi Bar

WAN Awards Emergent Studio – Longlist 2015

PAD Colombia Gold – Interior Architecture Winner 2014

German Design Award Nomination – 2Day Languages 2014

International Chinese Media Award Nomination – Kessalao Ger-many 2014

Best of Archilovers 2015 – Nozomi Sushi Bar 2015

Best of Archilovers 2015 – Academia Altimira 2015

Design & Design Award Winner – Several projects (21 awards)

This is the side of the restaurant with rows of tables and chairs adorned by the red brick, arches and the avocado green tone on the floor, ceiling and the wall accents.

This is a side of the restaurant with bar stools and built-in wooden bars complemented by the purple tone of the floor, walls and ceiling adorned with vines and warm lighting.

This view of the restaurant showcases more of the boundary of the green area and purple area complemented by the warm lighting.

This is another view of the green side of the restaurant with its small wooden tables and small chairs paired with built-in benches on the far side under the red brick wall.

This is a close look at a space-saving divider of the restaurant with green and purple tiles on it and has a built-in bar paired with stools.

This is a close look at the green edge of the restaurant with its tall archway, red brick wals and contrasting green tone on its floor, wall and ceiling that has exposed vents.

The brick archway leads to a small room fitted with more tables, chairs and a built-in cabinet on the side.

This is another look at the green and purple tiles of the dividers on the far side. This also shows the cushions on the backs of the built-in benches topped with vines.

On the far wall of the purple side of the restaurant is the large built-in fridge for the various drinks and beverages the restaurant offers.

This is a close look at the far green corner of the restaurant with consistent green walls, floor, ceiling and structures complemented by the wooden tables, chairs and the large mirror.

Masquespacio has just finished its first interior design project in Milan for the Italian hamburger chain Bun.

After presenting its Memphis-inspired Toadstool collection in 2016 and its collaborative exhibition with Italian terracotta artisan Poggi Ugo during the last Milan Design Week, now Masquespacio returns back to Milan with its first interior design project for Bun, located at Viale Bligny, next to the Bocconi University. The aim of the project was to create an identity with a clear focus on the younger generations and at the same time represent a more sophisticated approach for a high-quality hamburger restaurant.

During the last years, there is strong growth of hamburger chains, although most of them are opting for vintage & industrial look for their spaces. The design developed by Masquespacio for Bun takes the opposite direction and seeks to create an innovative concept that showcases the authenticity of Bun and its smash burgers. This way Masquespacio has used gold touches and terrazzo tiles mixed with a splash of color that creates a sophisticated but at the same time fresh design.

The project itself although starts from the investigation of the existing elements of the space with the aim to integrate them into the overall design aesthetic.

Ana Hernández, creative director from Masquespacio: “When we saw the beautiful bricks and arcs from the space it was evident for us that we would use these 2 elements as the starting point of the design.”

To create a uniform aesthetic through the space Masquespacio added additional arc forms with a green and purple color through the whole space, some totally independent and others are highlighting the al-ready existing arcs from the interior architecture.

Additionally, the wooden tabletops and plants represent the healthy and zero plastic identity from Bun.

After their successful collaboration in this project, Masquespacio and Bun are now also working on several new restaurants, amongst which the next one will be Buns’ first opening in Turin.