“The Fish Market” fish restaurant
Old Marina Limassol, Cyprus
200m² (indoor), 220m² (outdoor)
March 2016 – May 2016

The Fish Market is a restaurant that only by its name, someone can easily guess the cuisine that it offers. Fresh fish, shells, sushi and any kind of fish delicacy are included in its menu. Beyond the restaurant’s cuisine, its design was influenced by the advantageous position of the building in the renovated old port of Limassol, the orientation towards the sea, the view to the fishing boats, the trawls and the fishing auction. Taking also into account the demands of the customer, an affordable, functionally correct, aesthetically attractive space had to be created with a clear and intense character related to the product that would be served, but at the same time it should be understandable and legible. This restaurant should be the first in a chain of restaurants that is about to follow. Consequently, a first pilot space had to be set up, taking into consideration its dynamic development to a strong “brand” which would have continuity.

There were a lot of limitations concerning the existent building and that factor created specific difficulties in the design. The floors, the plaster board ceilings, the frames and the stairs had to be remained as they were and as a result the interventions in these elements had to be restricted in a surficial level. During the design, a variety of attractions poles were aimed to be created in an already shaped and restricted shell and the different ideas of the proposal to be joined in the most correct way in each situation.