RESTAURANT
CHATTANOOGA
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Chattanooga Restaurant is conceived as a contemporary hospitality environment defined by the integration of architecture, lighting, and custom fabrication. The interior is organized around a series of suspended metal chandeliers that establish the project’s primary spatial and visual identity.
Type: Interior Design
Client: Soheil Salimi
Architecture & Construction: QASTIC DESIGN-BUILD
Principals in charge: Mahdi A.Bakhshian, Mohammad Momen
Design Team: Arshin Akrami, Alireza Alidusti, Masoud Ansari, Hooman Faali
Structure Engineering:
Visualization: Arshin Akrami, Romina Nikfarjam, Sarah Mazraeh
Status: Under Construction
Location: Santa Monica,Los Angeles California
Hung at varying heights across the dining and bar areas, the chandeliers create rhythm, depth, and movement within the open interior. Their layered, perforated metal surfaces filter and reflect light, producing shifting patterns of illumination and shadow throughout the space. This overhead composition defines different zones without introducing physical partitions, preserving openness while creating a more intimate dining atmosphere.
A restrained palette of warm finishes, integrated planting, and softly illuminated surfaces complements the metallic installations. The furniture, bar, circulation, and lighting systems are carefully coordinated to form a cohesive architectural experience in which the suspended chandeliers function simultaneously as lighting elements, sculptural objects, and spatial organizers.
The project emphasizes the relationship between design and fabrication. Each metal component is developed with consideration for scale, suspension, assembly, light transmission, and installation, transforming a functional lighting system into the defining architectural feature of the restaurant.
