Totti’s
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Totti’s is an intimate cantina at the back of the colourful 1907 pub, The Royal on Bondi Rd. The project was commissioned by Merivale, with architecture by Akin Atelier. Totti’s opened in 2018.
Size: 900m2
Budget: $N/A
Scope: Concept Design, Detail Documentation, Construction
1. Totti’s on Bondi Road (above left)
2. The cantina courtyard - that was once a beer garden (below left)
3. Beachside alfresco evenings (above right)
4. Lunch under the transplanted 50 year old olive trees (below right)
Edibles as ornaments
Good food
Alfresco charm
The terrace is the sweet spot, with tables and canvas directors' chairs cleverly given shade and shelter, and open kitchens running down the side.
- Terry Durack, Good Food, Sydney Morning Herald
Architects Design Statement
The 185-seater space is composed of 2 main dining spaces; the cantina is an oversized whitewashed space with an exposed wooden beamed ceiling & voids which soak the room with natural light. The cantina opens out to Totti’s courtyard. The outdoor space adopts a peaceful palette of mostly whites & greens drenched in sunlight that filters through the two 50-year old olive trees planted during the rebuild to create privacy from the neighboring residential block.
- Akin Atelier
