GI - Restaurants

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GI Design & Architecture was founded in 1989 by Jari Inkinen and Hanna Gullstén. The firm is an award winning design practice which has offices in Helsinki, London and St. Petersburg. GI was involved in design-ing the first LEED certified building in Finland, Nokia Headquarters in Espoo.

The company employs over 20 people and is cur-rently the biggest design company in interior design and architecture and real estate renovation in Nordic countries and Baltic Sea area.

GI is an interior design and architecture firm that specialises in designing buildings and spaces that fa-cilitate businesses to thrive. Our approach is to offer design solutions that ensure functionality and quality whilst promoting your company’s sales, image and site specific technical challenges. The property could be business premises that no longer cater to your business needs, a hotel in a need of refurbishment, a premier property that requires a complete overhaul, or a business property converted into a different use.

Construction as a line of business involves providing services or housing for people. We can with our de-sign and architecture services support your compa-ny’s aims and aspirations to challenging the brief and creating experiences. We are an established company offering services from interior design, architecture, lighting and graphic design, and specialised brand and work space strategists.

We have demonstrated expertise for innovative and sustainable designs across a wide range of sectors, in-cluding hotels, offices, restaurants, libraries, universities and other educational environments.

We design buildings, spaces and services that combine commercial and functional elements with energy effi-ciency and ecological materials. We believe profitable business and an aesthetic environment can easily co-exist with sustainable development. Good design and architecture are a natural part of a successful company. There values serve as a guideline in our work and as a source of inspiration for us.

With strategic workplace design projects, GI has been actively involved in developing transparency of client corporate culture, as well as enhancing internal person-nel communication and productivity. We have complet-ed over a one million square meters of workplace de-sign projects, and these facilities employ over 40,000 people.

GI is an international practise that has completed pro-jects throughout Europe from Helsinki to St. Petersburg, Stockholm to Istanbul and Moscow to Kiev.

Finland is internationally known for its pristine nature, modern design and cutting-edge technology. The living environment has always been of great significance to Finnish people, which explains why sustainable develop-ment is one of the key principles guiding our operations. We design buildings, spaces and services that combine commercial and functional elements with energy ef-ficiency and ecological materials. We utilise the latest information and audiovisual technology available in our space solutions. Our design staff makes decisions every day that affect the well-being of people and the envi-ronment.

Our design decisions have far-reaching consequences, meaning that we have a great responsibility in many respects. We believe that a profitable business and an aesthetic environment can easily coexist with sustain-able development. Good design and architecture are a natural part of a successful company. These values serve as a guideline in our work and as a source of inspiration for us.

GI | 2011 | RESTAURANTS | HELSINKI, FINLAND | 106 m²

Architect and Interior designTotal area approximately 106 m²

Fazer opened a new café opposite the rail-way station in Helsinki in October 2011.

FAZER CAFÉ

The premises are located on street level in the recently opened shopping centre ‘City – Center’.

The opening of the new Fazer café celebrates its 120th An-niversary and interiors reflect the history of the café with dark wood finishes and light wood finish to contrast. The café has 48 seats.



A well-known, casual and popular family dining restaurant chain in Finland that has served its customers for decades with great success.

ROSSO PORVOO

The first restaurant was opened in Lahti in 1978. Today, the chain has expanded to 42 restaurants throughout Finland and to Tallinn, Estonia.

The first Rosso restaurant that included the new concept was opened in July in Porvoo. The brief was to update the restaurant con-cept to meet future market needs. The ‘need’ for a new concept was instigated by the target groups behavioural changes for exam-ple the demand for more flexible opening hours, the concern and interest of food sources and its authenticity.

The new Rosso concept has an Italian diner, Botteg/Cuccina at-mosphere with a focus on food.

The most significant operative change to the chain of restaurants will be the installation of an open wood burning oven. It is essential to the new concept and will make Rosso’s pizzas even tastier and more famous. In addition, the res-taurant concept will include a deli where customers can buy Italian food ingredients such as olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pastas and even ice cream. The concept also in-cluded family needs and designed designated play areas for children.

The brief was to upgrade the restau-rant’s interior design to match the Kamppi Memphis restaurant. Some of the service functions such as the bar were re-located.

Interior designTotal area approximately 150 m²


The Memphis restaurants are popular meeting points among the young.

MEMPHISHESARI

GI | 2010 | RESTAURANTS | TAMPERE, FINLAND | 267 m²

Tammer Trattoria, an Italian restaurant with a wine cellar, was converted from a cater-ing kitchen that served food for a summer-time restaurant, Tammerin puisto. The previ-ous restaurant space was also included in the renovation.

Tammer Trattoria is located in Tammerin Park by the river in the heart of the lush green city of Tampere. The restaurant ambi-ence is blissful – it is as if Tammer Trattoria has always been there – rustic yet classic - timeless.


A touch of Italy in the heart of Tampere.

TAMMERTRATTORIA

The F8 restaurant is located in the heart of Helsinki on the 8th floor of Stockmann, the largest department store in the Nor-dic countries. F8 restaurant is the flagship restaurant of Fazer Oy, the largest food service company in the Nordic and Baltic countries, and also the biggest restaurant complex in Helsinki. The project was com-pleted in two phases, spring 2009 and second phase the following spring.

The F8 houses a total of 8 restaurants, bars and cafes, including the luxurious champagne bar ‘Sweet’. The challenge for a brief such as this; was to design a variety of restaurants, that can fit 800 seats, all with a different visual image, catering for a variety of foods yet execut-ing a relaxed, personal environment with clear wayfinding strategy to all spaces. GI design was responsible of the visual im-age of all the restaurants, as well as the architecture and interior design.

Architect and Interior designRestaurants, bars, cafes andluxurious champagne barTotal area approximately 2 000 m²

GI | 2009 | RESTAURANTS | HELSINKI, FINLAND | 2 000 m²

Friends in ’high’ places.FAZER F8


The starting point for the design pro-ject was that the restaurant chain’s visual image needed a fresher and a more updated look.

The Kamppi restaurant was chosen as the pilot restaurant conveying the new image/look. The restaurant was com-pletely renovated. The new interior de-sign proposal supplied more seats and services that has altected positively on sales.

Architect and Interior designRestaurant, barTotal area approximately 600 m²

The Memphis restaurants are popular meeting points among the young.

MEMPHISKAMPPI

The Project brief was that the old staff cafeteria needed more customer seats and more space for the service points, due to in-crease in staff levels, within the existing area.


NOKIASODEXO

The re-design and re-planning allowed the cafeteria to achieve more customer seats, double the amount of cashier desks, less of cafeteria, more like a restaurant - a warm ambience and comfortable meeting point.

The restaurant was completely refurbished and has 278 customer seats.


The FishMarket Seafood Bar is the only seafood bar in Helsinki’s city center.

FISH MARKET

The restaurant is located in the very centre of Helsinki, on the corner of Kauppatori Market. It is part of the Palace Kämp chain of restaurants.

GI Design’s objective was to design a stylish restaurant experience that feels like being in nature, near the local sea islands to attract custom-ers who appreciate high-quality seafood.



GI | 2003 | RESTAURANTS | HELSINKI, FINLAND | 2 100 m²

Event Arena Bank is a large complex of conference facilities and restaurants locat-ed in the city centre of Helsinki. The build-ing has always been a bank dating back to the 1950s. In addition to hosting events, the facility is also used as a staff restau-rant for the companies from the surround-ing area.

The press has called the ‘Bank’ the most magnificent “canteen” in the city. Our task was to design an attractive and comfort-able interior that would be complimented with a 1950s retro design style.

Architect and Interior design Renovation projectHosts approximately 1000 customersLunch Club, bar, bistro, party hallTotal area approximately 2 100 m²

Classic interiors complimented with 1950’s retro design style.

BANK

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