BROKEN SPANISH

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PROJECT SUMMARY

Client: Broken Spanish
Typology: Hospitality
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Size: 2,000sf
Status: Completed in 2015
Interior Designers: Bells & Whistles
Photographer: Jennifer Puno

AERO COLLECTIVE opened up the popular Broken Spanish restaurant to the sidewalks of downtown Los Angeles by introducing immense sliding glass doors in the dining area and a glass facade that folds down into streetside dining. The design serves to reinforce the LA native Chef Ray Garcia’s vision for an authentically inspired cuisine representing a city of migrant-rich flavors. While this restaurant was designed as a formal dining counterpart to B.S. Taqueria, it was still desirable to maintain an open connection to the energy of the streets surrounding the space. 

There is a tension between tradition and modernity that is explored in the cuisine, and that is also beautifully manifested in the design throughout the space. Traditional furniture, colors, and textures are used, juxtaposed with the most prominent design element — a manhole cover that reads "Los Angeles / Made in Mexico” — demonstrating precisely the tension that the brand is aiming to depict.