Woodfired, rustic sharing food, cooked in the spectacle of owner/chef Francisco’s Argentine open grills, sets the tone for Barrio’s elegantly low-key space.
Habitat Commercial forms the centrepiece of the entire Habitat development, with workspaces sitting atop a quality food and retail precinct, all centred around a softly landscaped courtyard.
Its limited budget, exposed position and role as navigational landmark dictated a strong, brutalist monolith, requiring as little maintenance as possible.
Located on 80 acres of Byron Shire’s most lush and verdant agricultural land, The Farm is a sustainable food tourism experience celebrating the daily rituals around food production, preparation and consumption.
The original dwelling and outbuildings were stripped of decades of substandard accretions and carefully restored, with the new pavilion designed in a contemporary but sympathetic style.
Nestled under a mezzanine within a double-height industrial unit is 100 Mile Table’s commercial kitchen, retail servery and informal shared dining space.
Bringing the building into the 21st Century required a light hand, with clear, contemporary and complimentary additions respecting the latent character of the building.