The Burger Garage, Long Island City, N.Y.
Posted
09/1/2011
When owners Jim and Adam Pileski purchased an old
Chinese/Italian restaurant, they knew they wanted to transform it
into a high-quality burgers and fries establishment. They wanted to
transform the look of the space from a traditional ambiance to that
of a vintage garage, giving the space a whole new personality while
keeping in-sync with its location in a semi-industrial area.
Working with the owners, architect John Artuso completely gutted
the space and created an interior design based around a retro
garage look, including the use of old service station signs, gas
pumps, hanging lamps, old tires and classic 50s seating.
As part of the new design, he also replaced the existing
traditional acoustical ceiling with a 0.010-inch thick MetalWorks
Tin ceiling from Armstrong Ceilings in a lacquered steel
finish.
"The introduction of the pressed tin look in the ceiling was a
perfect complement to the industrial look the owners wanted,"
Artuso states. "Plus, the look and feel of metal was in line with
everything else in the space."
The 2- by 2-foot metal ceiling panels are installed in a
15/16-inch grid in a coordinating color. The combination of the
panel's reveal edge and the grid's color diminishes the overall
visibility of the suspension system.
To enhance acoustics in the space, the metal panels are extra
microperforated. The perforations are only 7 mm in diameter, which
makes them virtually invisible, but when backed with an acoustical
fleece, the panels achieve a Noise Reduction Coefficient of 0.85,
meaning they absorb 85 percent of the sound that strikes them.
Owner: Jim and Adam Pileski, Long Island
City
Architect: Cybul & Cybul Architects,
Edgewater, N.J.
Metal ceiling system: Armstrong Ceiling
Systems, Lancaster, Pa., www.armstrong.com