Longview Restaurant Fit Out

The Longview restaurant fit-out was a project in the pipeline for some time. Dedicated Construction was working with the clients from The Blue Duck (original venue name) which was a Cottesloe institution in its heyday but the venue was defiantly getting tired and in need of a major overhaul but with a view as good as theirs it was always a very appealing project.

Dedicated Construction worked with the Blue Duck owners over a couple of years with a few designers but the budget always seemed too tight to pull it off properly with a 200-pax venue. It was MATA Design Studio that came up with a concept that the owners fell in love with and managed to increase the budget to give us the green light to finally proceed.

Given the age of the existing restaurant fit out all front areas were demolished and stripped back to their bare shell particularly the Cafe and existing bathrooms.

The main areas of rejuvenation were the main dining area, front alfresco / entry and a major modification of the cafe. The main dining area works consisted of removing the old carpet and preparing and grinding the concrete substrate to a beautiful honed finish. The ceilings received a unique circle detail with acoustic fins running the length of the ceiling space. DeCo constructed the custom joinery display walls, banquette seats, wine walls, spirit shelves, waiter stations and fireplace ledge out of a combination of Tasmanian Oak solid timber and veneers.

The Cafe space had a major demolition component and was reshuffled into the walkthrough design you see today which is a long way from the pokey little window that was once there. The entire street front Alfresco transformation was the other notable upgrade with individual cobblestones, a pergola structure, decked seating and a secret cavity slider cafe entry door totally transforming the front elevation of the venue.