Beauty at The Beach – The Conchilla Project, Ballito

Dale and his team worked on an exciting project in trendy beach front town, Ballito. The area was in dire need of an upmarket addition to its restaurant and bar offering. Dale worked with the brief ‘Barefoot Luxury’ and created an upmarket space with a very approachable feel.

The owners Fabien and Diogo gave Groundfloor the brief and we ran with design concepts that would create an upmarket yet approachable space. Bearing in mind the coastal surroundings we used a very neutral base, with a pop of coastal colour in things such as the bar front tiling and booth seating – and the mural artist (Friso Van der Wal) also worked with the coastal colours from the design presentation. Pattern and texture were created from floor to the ceiling and there are many design points of interest throughout the space. The key was to have an interesting interior without going over the top and creating visual clutter.