SOURCE ARTICLE: NEWH.ORG
MELTING POT
Bigtime Design Studios marries Latin American influences in a downtown Miami restaurant
“Originally, diners at CVLTVRA were meant to be greeted by a lively mercado atmosphere, fitting for a Latin American restaurant in downtown Miami. Then, after the rest of the 8,200-square-foot space was crafted, local firm Bigtime Design Studios ultimately decided that a e constructive approach was more impactful. The color-saturated entrance is dramatic, but its depiction of everyday market life is now more subtle and imaginative. Callin Fortis, owner at Bigtime Design Studios, describes CVLTVRA’s (pronounced “cultura”) energy as frenzied, and that
sweeping vibrancy begins in the entry, where eyes are immediately drawn to a striking red spherical installation melding repurposed dried flowers and silk against a backdrop of green moss. It is invigorated by the flooring—hand-glazed hex tiles in a mélange of bright hues—and a skeleton of warm, beam-cut cypress overhead.”
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