{Mozza, on the Brazilian street Oscar Freire in Sao Paulo, is designed by acclaimed Brazilian archit

{Mozza, on the Brazilian street Oscar Freire in Sao Paulo, is designed by acclaimed Brazilian architect Arthur Casas. The restaurant modernizes rustically traditional Italian cuisine while using characteristically Mediterranean elements to infuse character and atmosphere into a unique design the includes mezzanines, a bistro arrangement, and a grand facade. The dining area is a bistro setting: painted wooden chairs, wire frame stools, stationary tables; and the wall-mounted green board upon which quotes, ingredients, etc. may be written increases the relaxed feel appropriate to a Mediterranean bistro. The basic impression of the design is less Italian villa and more seaside grotto.  Masonry aligning the lower sections of the walls fabricate volcanic geometrics, and their light colors compound upon the brightness that permeates the interior; which is embodied by the electronic lights as much as by the wood floors, the tan cushions, and the Italian rojos of the chairs, place settings, and pillows.  These reds set off the bright colors by infusing a seductive mediterranean exoticism into the already-inviting spectrum.  Firewood and bookshelves are a re-conceptualized application of woodwork to a restaurant, while the woodwork of the floor is inviting too from a rustic perspective, impressing the idea of a mezzanine built upon a natural rocky promontory, stairways navigating its many levels.  And of course mezzanines are an essential aspect of Casas’ design, with the central dining area lying directly above a bar that features a tailored cocktail menu manufactured by the skilled palette of award-winning grand bar-master Rafael Pizanti.  Above the bar (thus below the dining area) fine crafted rafters are as much a viewing pleasure as an evocation of an Italian wine cellar. }  -- source link

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