Restaurnat Koka

Design Brief
Koka was previously named Kock & Vin and was one of Sweden’s top star restaurants. The client decided to change the name of the restaurant and take away the classic hallmarks of a fine dining restaurant: white tablecloths, stucco and chest panels. Instead, they wanted to create an environment that better reflected the ideals of Koka; modern western Swedish gastronomy. The interior was to be perceived as an extended utensil lifting the food experience.

Design Challenges
On a conceptual level, the challenge was to create an upscale restaurant without the classic notions of such a restaurant. More than anything it was a challenge to meet ideals of the kitchen where the appreciation of the raw material make the dish. Local producers deliver the food and the interior should reflect the same values. The challenge was to offer a generic and concentrated atmosphere at the same time.

Architect: Bornstein Lyckefors Architect