![Totti’s Restaurant / Akin Atelier - Interior Photography, Dining room, Table, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ccb/a563/284d/d134/ec00/0213/newsletter/feature-_MLF19_Merivale_Tottis_00304.jpg?1556850008)
-
Architects: Akin Atelier
- Area: 395 m²
- Year: 2018
-
Photographs:Murray Fredericks
-
Manufacturers: GRAPHISOFT, Cranbrook Furniture, Ici et La, Porters Paints, Terrazzo Australian Marble, Thonet, Vintage Courtyard Pendants
![Totti’s Restaurant / Akin Atelier - Exterior Photography, Table](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ccb/a5cf/284d/d11e/3700/0033/newsletter/MLF19_Merivale_Tottis_00204.jpg?1556850117)
Text description provided by the architects. The 185-seater space is composed of 2 main dining spaces; the cantina is an oversized whitewashed space with an exposed wooden beamed ceiling & voids which soak the room with natural light.
![Totti’s Restaurant / Akin Atelier - Interior Photography, Table, Wood, Lighting, Shelving, Countertop](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ccb/a5ee/284d/d134/ec00/0249/medium_jpg/MLF19_Merivale_Tottis_00209.jpg?1556850142)
Textural palette comprised original architectural elements mixed with the new – painted concrete flooring and rendered walls ground custom joinery, bespoke terrazzo benchtops, custom tables & leather bench seating.
![Totti’s Restaurant / Akin Atelier - Interior Photography, Dining room, Table, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ccb/a5b0/284d/d11e/3700/0032/newsletter/MLF19_Merivale_Tottis_00161.jpg?1556850086)
The cantina opens out to Totti’s courtyard. The outdoor space adopts a peaceful palette of mostly whites & greens drenched in sunlight that filters through the two 50-year old olive trees planted during the rebuild to create privacy from the neighboring residential block.
![Totti’s Restaurant / Akin Atelier - Exterior Photography, Table, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5ccb/a650/284d/d134/ec00/024b/newsletter/MLF19_Merivale_Tottis_00326.jpg?1556850240)