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balay dako
environment, exhibit, and commercial design
2021
In Negrense, balay sako means Big House.
Balay Dako is a restaurant that proudly serves Filipino food. From native dishes created before written histories, to inspirations fashioned by seafaring traders and assimilations shaped by colonial occupation, Filipino cuisine is defined by struggle and acceptance, upheaval and adaptation.
The restaurant celebrate every Filipino’s shared sense of family and history with every dish that they serve.
The design is inspired by the following; the traditional Bahay na Bato, an Italian Bistro, and the already established theme of Balay Dako.
The designed used warm toned lights and wooden furniture with traditional designs to establish a ‘homey’ vibe.
Copyright © 2022 Job Elijander
University of Santo Tomas - College of Fine Arts and Design
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