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NCA Studio

Based in Los Angeles, NCA Studio crafts hospitality and dining interiors defined by sculptural, acoustically performance-driven ceiling planes and subtle architectural joinery that integrates planting and illumination. The work serves as a strong reference for detailing continuous concealed lighting within custom steps, planters, and vaulted ceiling profiles in high-volume restaurant spaces.

Sunlit restaurant interior with orange tufted banquette seating and sculptural white umbrella canopies by NCA Studio.

SUSHI SAMBA

A vibrant hospitality precedent utilizing sculptural shade canopies and rich orange upholstery to create a sun-drenched, tropical dining atmosphere.

What we like about this project
Integrated planters sitting directly atop low white partition walls surrounding the dining booths.

Materials

  • fabric
  • upholstery
  • wood
  • glass
  • plaster
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • orange-banquettes
  • umbrella-canopies
  • slatted-pergola
  • sun-dappled-floor

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • tropical
  • hospitality
  • vibrant

Visual tags

  • hospitality
  • restaurant-design
  • daylit
  • tropical
  • curved-seating
Geometry
Open-plan dining hall under a glazed roof structure featuring repetitive umbrella-like canopy elements and layered booth seating partitions.
Structural guess
Steel column and glass roof assembly with interior plaster partitions.
Spatial scale
Spacious commercial dining hall with multi-tier seating booths and tall overhead structural clearances.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casting sharp diagonal shadows across the light wood flooring, filtered through overhead glass and canopy structures.
Atmosphere
Warm, energetic, and sun-soaked, blurring the boundary between indoor dining and outdoor terrace.
Environmental context
Indoor rooftop or glasshouse restaurant setting with views of exterior greenery and palm silhouettes through perimeter openings.
Spatial experience
Bright, airy progression moving from foreground tables into deep rhythmic tiers of curving orange banquettes and planters.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of curved seating booths and overhead umbrella ribs receding into perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant / Hospitality dining hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
fabric, upholstery, wood, glass, plaster, metal
Visual identifiers
orange-banquettes, umbrella-canopies, slatted-pergola, sun-dappled-floor
Style tags
contemporary, tropical, hospitality, vibrant
Visual tags
hospitality, restaurant-design, daylit, tropical, curved-seating
Geometry
Open-plan dining hall under a glazed roof structure featuring repetitive umbrella-like canopy elements and layered booth seating partitions.
Structural guess
Steel column and glass roof assembly with interior plaster partitions.
Spatial scale
Spacious commercial dining hall with multi-tier seating booths and tall overhead structural clearances.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casting sharp diagonal shadows across the light wood flooring, filtered through overhead glass and canopy structures.
Atmosphere
Warm, energetic, and sun-soaked, blurring the boundary between indoor dining and outdoor terrace.
Environmental context
Indoor rooftop or glasshouse restaurant setting with views of exterior greenery and palm silhouettes through perimeter openings.
Spatial experience
Bright, airy progression moving from foreground tables into deep rhythmic tiers of curving orange banquettes and planters.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of curved seating booths and overhead umbrella ribs receding into perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant / Hospitality dining hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Sunlit restaurant interior with orange tufted banquette seating and sculptural white umbrella canopies by NCA Studio.

SUSHI SAMBA

A vibrant hospitality precedent utilizing sculptural shade canopies and rich orange upholstery to create a sun-drenched, tropical dining atmosphere.

What we like about this project
Integrated planters sitting directly atop low white partition walls surrounding the dining booths.

Materials

  • fabric
  • upholstery
  • wood
  • glass
  • plaster
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • orange-banquettes
  • umbrella-canopies
  • slatted-pergola
  • sun-dappled-floor

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • tropical
  • hospitality
  • vibrant

Visual tags

  • hospitality
  • restaurant-design
  • daylit
  • tropical
  • curved-seating
Geometry
Open-plan dining hall under a glazed roof structure featuring repetitive umbrella-like canopy elements and layered booth seating partitions.
Structural guess
Steel column and glass roof assembly with interior plaster partitions.
Spatial scale
Spacious commercial dining hall with multi-tier seating booths and tall overhead structural clearances.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casting sharp diagonal shadows across the light wood flooring, filtered through overhead glass and canopy structures.
Atmosphere
Warm, energetic, and sun-soaked, blurring the boundary between indoor dining and outdoor terrace.
Environmental context
Indoor rooftop or glasshouse restaurant setting with views of exterior greenery and palm silhouettes through perimeter openings.
Spatial experience
Bright, airy progression moving from foreground tables into deep rhythmic tiers of curving orange banquettes and planters.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of curved seating booths and overhead umbrella ribs receding into perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant / Hospitality dining hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
fabric, upholstery, wood, glass, plaster, metal
Visual identifiers
orange-banquettes, umbrella-canopies, slatted-pergola, sun-dappled-floor
Style tags
contemporary, tropical, hospitality, vibrant
Visual tags
hospitality, restaurant-design, daylit, tropical, curved-seating
Geometry
Open-plan dining hall under a glazed roof structure featuring repetitive umbrella-like canopy elements and layered booth seating partitions.
Structural guess
Steel column and glass roof assembly with interior plaster partitions.
Spatial scale
Spacious commercial dining hall with multi-tier seating booths and tall overhead structural clearances.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casting sharp diagonal shadows across the light wood flooring, filtered through overhead glass and canopy structures.
Atmosphere
Warm, energetic, and sun-soaked, blurring the boundary between indoor dining and outdoor terrace.
Environmental context
Indoor rooftop or glasshouse restaurant setting with views of exterior greenery and palm silhouettes through perimeter openings.
Spatial experience
Bright, airy progression moving from foreground tables into deep rhythmic tiers of curving orange banquettes and planters.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic repetition of curved seating booths and overhead umbrella ribs receding into perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant / Hospitality dining hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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