CAMPFIRE

PROJECT SUMMARY

Awards: 2018 AIA LA Restaurant Design Award Finalist; 2018 AIA LA Restaurant Design Awards’ People’s Choice Award Recipient. Client: Campfire
Typology: Hospitality
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Size: 4,000sf
Status: Completed in 2016
Interior Designers: Bells & Whistles
Photographers: John Dole & Lyudmila Zotova

Seeing the rustic charm of an auto repair shop housed in a WWII-era quonset hut, AERO used thoughtful restraint while designing John Resnick’s Campfire restaurant in Carlsbad, CA. The restaurant is centered around the “campfire,” a massive woodburning stove & smoker displayed prominently in the open kitchen. Natural materials are displayed throughout the bar area and dining tables feature reclaimed wood tabletops. A mountain mural on the wall, etched entirely in wood, along with the use of canvas as a ceiling cover, provide conversation pieces and nature-centered backdrops.