The popular Dupont Circle restaurant will feature an expanded bar, new private dining options.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This summer, GrizForm Design Architects will revitalize Mediterranean eatery and bar Urbana. To establish more space at the popular Dupont Circle cocktail and dining spot, Kimpton called upon the award-winning design team to carry out the refresh. The GrizForm team will retain Urbana’s sleek, urban ambiance while doubling its bar area, relocating its private dining room, refreshing its P Street patio area, and incorporating other design elements into a more free-flowing floor plan.
Popular with the locals, outdoor sofas and lounge furniture from Gloster and new signage will first welcome guests at the restaurant’s entrance. Inside, the bar and lounge will now double in size while offering additional space to guests – a high top communal room with two tables that will be used as a casual spot for cocktails, to have a full dinner, or a 12-seat private dining space to host intimate gatherings. A custom 20-foot-long drink ledge that will define the bar from the dining area will have a soapstone top and custom powder-coated white metal base, inspired by the Art Deco cityscape of 1920’s New York City. In Urbana’s main dining room, GrizForm will design two custom red sliding doors with ornate metal detailing that will close off sections of the area for private events. Other design details include re-upholstered dining banquettes and chairs in the dining area done in yellow and green tones and two dramatic statement walls with table lamps that will act as artelements.
Urbana’s renovation will include:
- Expanded bar area, doubling in capacity from single-sided to double-sided
- Expanded lounge area, assuming the space of the current private dining room
- More open lounge area with drink ledge for flow
- Relocated private dining room near the hotel lobby
- A blend of wood, marble, grey plaster and chrome
- Sound-mitigating ceiling panels.
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