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The second chapter of this burger joint unfolds with greater spatial generosity and a distinctly new context. Following the first branch in DHA—also designed by Moyena in her previous practice, Design Options—this continuation engaged a larger footprint while responding to a very different urban condition. The project addressed the evolving realities of dining shaped by Covid times, where flexibility, openness, and adaptability became non-negotiable, incorporating indoor and outdoor dining spaces that functioned well within the ever shifting restaurant policies.

Time emerged as a critical design constraint— everything needed to be built swiftly and be long-lasting. This dichotomy informed the design approach, which embraces reuse and recycling not as an aesthetic trope, but a core design strategy. Outdoors, reclaimed pallets are reassembled into DIY benches and tables, grounding the space in an honest, resourceful language.

The interior presents a deliberate rawness. Exposed cement blocks and polished cement flooring establish a robust, industrial base, with seating integrated directly into the architecture. Checkerplate sheets, finished with epoxy coating, are re-imagined as tabletops and counter edges, reinforcing durability and utilitarian clarity. Repurposed oil barrels function as dining tables and alternate signage, redefining discarded elements as useful. Pops of colour and chicken mesh add an air of art.

A variety of seating arrangements activate the interior, encouraging interaction while offering choice and informality. Ambient lighting softens the hardness of materials, while selective pops of colour uplift the space with a playful, quirky energy. Outdoors, scrap metal scaffolding supports a modest fish-net canopy, breezily defining shelter.

Together, these elements form an adaptive, tactile, and resilient dining space shaped by material honesty and improvisation.