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Architects
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Location
1142 Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA -
Architect
SFJones Architects -
Project Team
Stephen Francis Jones, AIA, Principal Architect; Justin Killian, Lead Project Architect; Alexandra Girot, Interior Designer -
Lighting
Light Group, Inc. -
Engineering
Grimm & Chen Structural Engineering, Inc. -
Kitchen
Myers Restaurant Supply, Inc. -
Graphics
eyerus -
Faux-Painting
Donn Cross & Associates -
Contractor
PKJ Construction -
Area
3325.0 m2 -
Project Year
2011
Text description provided by the architects. SFJones Architects’ latest inspired creation is the hip new M.B. Post in Manhattan Beach, opening in April 2011. For this upscale eatery, SFJones was asked to design a “soulful space.”
A Manhattan Beach resident himself, Jones realized that he could capture the essence of this warm beach community by weaving into the design distinctive local building features such as volleyball posts and lifeguard stations amid reclaimed barn wood, incorporating historical references to the original Manhattan Beach post office with rustic walnut millwork and a faux-painted vintage feature wall.
From its stained concrete floors to its rusted steel doors, these memorable community design elements will resonate with patrons, giving the ambiance a uniquely local personality, imbuing the restaurant with the soul of its clientele.
