Hospitality · Kolkata

Naga-Ki

Naga Tribal-Culture Restaurant: 1,250 sq ft Experiential Interior

The brief

A 1,250 sq ft restaurant on Hazra Road, Kolkata, built as a doorway into the culture of the Ao and Lotha tribes of Nagaland. It had to feel like a tribal home: warm, communal and personal.

What we did

Thematic concept, interior design, working drawings and project management

thematic concept, furniture layout and 3D design: communal tribal-style seating, live-edge tables, cane stools
working drawings for the thematic elements: shawl displays, log-drum replicas, carved partitions and basket-inspired custom lighting
a BoQ for artisanal fabrication
sourcing of bamboo, cane, textiles and carved wood
managing vendors and artisans through the build

Design render: Counter and tribal screen — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderCounter and tribal screen

Design render: Dining hall — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderDining hall

Design render: Shield wall — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderShield wall

Design render: Mithun-horn feature — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderMithun-horn feature

Design render: Dining view — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderDining view

Design render: Private dining — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderPrivate dining

Design render: Entrance corridor — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderEntrance corridor

Design render: Service counter — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderService counter

Design render: Washroom — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — Design renderWashroom

Drawing: Furniture layout — Naga-Ki, Kolkata — DrawingFurniture layout

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