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Bar The Achilles Project
Retail, restaurant, bar, and even art gallery come together in this adaptable project.
The Achilles Project is a chic fusion of fashion, art, food, and music. Set in a former warehouse in Boston’s Fort Point Channel District, the project is an mélange of urban creativity and an extension of the edgy concrete and steel industrial shell. The narrow but deep 8,900-square-foot space is cleverly utilized to include space for fashion retail, a bar and lounge area, a 65-seater dining room, a kitchen, restrooms, offices, and a stock room.
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Left to Right: Kyna Leski, Jack Ryan, Nick Croft, Aaron Brode, Eleanor Lee, Olga Mesa, Manuel Cordero , Christ Bardt
Men and women’s designer clothing are displayed in 28 glass and steel merchandise cases that suspend from an overhead system of steel rails mounted into the ceiling. The clothing cases slide along the rails into clustered vaults by night, transforming the space into an extension of the bar and lounge area.
The chef requested that the rear dining area have the flexibility to seat both small and large parties. The uneven flooring of the warehouse would cause mismatched and wobbly tables, so the architects worked around the obstacle by designing a rail system upon which tables are mounted. The solid walnut-top tables can slide along the rail system to separate for intimate dining, or can be joined together for a feast.
The exposed brick walls that encompass the multi-purpose space serve as a gallery, featuring the work of local artists each month.
Formal name of building:
The Achilles Project
Location:
283 Summer Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Completion Date: February 2008
Gross square footage: 8,900 sq. ft.
Owner:
Michael Krupp and Shaka Ramsay
Kramsay LLC
Architect:
3SIX0 Architecture and Design
146 Westminster St, Third Floor
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Phone (401) 421 4360
Fax (401) 421 5671
www.3six0.com
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