Macaulay Sinclair wins Urban Reef commission
Designers have been appointed to work on the new Urban Reef restaurant, part of the Boscombe Bay Overstrand Development in Dorset.
Nottingham-based Macaulay Sinclair was commissioned for the PPP project, which is situated around Europe’s first artificial surf reef.
Macaulay Sinclair will work in Urban Reef’s existing two-storey, glass-fronted site. Macaulay Sinclair’s John Macaulay said: “We have designed a mezzanine floor to give the space an auditorium feel and included angled wall panels and concealed lighting, which lead the eye out towards the horizon.
“With a location heavily influenced by surfing, the tendency might be to opt for American styling. However, we are working with British surf organisations in a bid to retain the unique sense of Britishness and humour that pervades our nation’s relationship with the coast.”