Dawnvale's full page advert and inclusion in the Hawksmoor feature in volume 17 of Premier Construction.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Hospitality Interiors
The Baffito's feature and Wilton Carpets inclusion in the North West Design Centre is featured in the Mar-Apr issue of Hospitality Interiors. If you haven’t seen it, check it out.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Unbelievable!! MDF doors coated with liquid metal to give an old copper effect.
Unbelievable!! MDF doors coated with liquid metal to give an old copper effect. They look absolutely stunning!!
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Dawnvale Complete Baffito's Fit Out
Interior Fit out Specialists Dawnvale were appointed as main contractor to a new bar and pizzeria chain making its debut in Warrington. The designers R2 Architecture behind such fabled Liverpool drinking holes as Alma de Cuba, Baby Cream and Panaromic have applied their skills to the interior scheme in conjunction with Dawnvale’s Projects Team.
An early visit in November to the North West Design Centre with Baffitos Managing Director, proved invaluable to enable a fast track programme to be planned for a pre-xmas commencement date.
Baffitos 140 cover restaurant is spread over 1.100 sq ft, the centre stage of the restaurant is the traditional stone hearth oven around which the theatre kitchen encompasses the dining space.Dawnvale commented, "We are thrilled to have been so heavily involved from early discussions through the opening of this exciting new concept. This project has been passionately managed throughout all stages to ensure no detail is missed."
The restaurant is divided into piazza, Trattoria, garden and cafe.
The piazza area juxtaposes farmhouse-style furniture with zesty bright colours, laid out on a checkerboard vintage tiled floor. The large hand-drawn illustrations on the walls map out the Baffito's brand story, whilst referencing the striking inner city graffiti found in Naples.
The cafe, with its caged light-bulbs, customised chairs and olive leather booths, is the most informal area, where the clientele can relax with a cappuccino, away from the hustle and bustle of the main restaurant.
The communal seating in the trattoria encourages shared dining, on bench style furniture which sits on a quartz terrazzo floor that glistens under the subtle lighting system, echoing large Italian family dining.
A distressed steel letterbox bar, flanked with vintage high stools allows diners to eat directly at the open kitchen, with a perfect view of the flames from the magnificent stone hearth oven.
The romantic indoor garden sees antique oak booth seating framed with a bespoke designed steel pergola dressed with potted floral displays and trailing ivy.
Dawnvale’s multi disciplined teams provided a full scope of works from taking over the redundant shell at days prior to Xmas, the in-house technical design team then worked closely with R2 to provide the bespoke designed bar and commercial theatre kitchens. Dawnvales in house production team and furniture division designed and manufactured products to complete the bespoke interior fixtures and fittings, including sound and specialist lighting.
"Director of R2 Architecture Richard Eastwood said 'we have worked with Dawnvale previously on jobs such as Panoramic, but it was great to work on a complete turnkey job with them. The job felt truly collaborative with a lot of input from their specialist departments. They were proactive and positive throughout the job, providing an abundance of support and commitment every step along the way; I know the client was exceptionally happy with the final scheme."
Friday, 10 February 2012
Phil Fanning crowned ‘Best Chef’ at top industry awards!
Phil Fanning, Head Chef at Paris House restaurant in Woburn picked up gold at this year’s annual Hi-Life Dining Awards, where he won the much sought after ‘Best Chef’ award sponsored by Dawnvale. As Bedfordshire’s only Michelin-starred restaurant and set in 22 acres of stunning deer park on the historic Woburn Estate, the restaurant has won numerous awards and is a ‘must-do’ for food-lovers.
Phil went head to head in a final cook-off competition with Tom van Zeller, Enzo Mauro and Christopher Cleghorn filmed at Dawnvale’s recently launched North West Design Centre’s theatre kitchen.
Elizabeth Carter, Editor of the Good Food Guide and Food Writer and Restaurant Critic Matthew Norman from the Daily Telegraph were joined by Hi-Life member and Sponsor Denise Jones of Dawnvale.
This year’s Hi-Life Awards (www.hi-life.co.uk) or HILDAs as they are fondly known in the industry took place on Friday 3rd February, 2012 at The Midland Hotel, Manchester.
The Hi-Life Dining Awards are considered the leading food and drink awards in the industry, with nominees and winners voted for by the dining public.
Presented by TV presenter and journalist Paul Ross, guests enjoyed a champagne reception followed by a four-course dinner and a glittering line-up of first-class entertainment including American singing sensation Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce fame.
Stars from stage, screen and sport presented thirteen awards to some of the best restaurants and chefs in the UK and Ireland.
Said Lisa Lund, Hi-Life’s Commercial Director:
“Tonight was a fantastic showcase of the very best in dining excellence and congratulations to all our winners and short-listed entries. The calibre of participants this year has been exceptionally high. With more sponsors and partners than ever before this has been our most successful event to date and I would like to thank everyone for their wonderful support and enthusiasm, including, in particular, our loyal Hi-Life Dining Club members and restaurants.”
This year’s nominated charity was the Five Stars Appeal. A live auction and raffle raised over £10,000 pounds for the charity.
Best Newcomer Bem Brasil, Deansgate, Manchester
Best Restaurant Group/Chain Prezzo, Essex
Best Dining Atmosphere Rhubarb Food Design, London
Best Ireland The Cloth Ear, Belfast
Best Scotland The Howgate Restaurant & Bistro, Midlothian
Best Yorkshire & North East van Zeller Restaurant, Harrogate
Best North West Grenache, Walkden, Worsley
Best South England Oakbridge Wines
Best Platinum Pecks Restaurant, Congleton
Best Chef Phil Fanning, Paris House Restaurant, Woburn
Best Telegraph Subscriber Dining Club Restaurant Crab & Lobster , Thirsk
Best Overall Michael Caines, ABode Chester
Special Recognition The Living Room Restaurant & Bar
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Fast Track Refurbishment At Sheffield University.
University of Sheffield Union of Students
Bar One
Sector: Education
Location: Sheffield
Duration: 6 weeks
Situated at the base of the Sheffield University, Students' Union Bar One is not one to miss.
As one of the country's largest student bars it now has an enviable reputation with everything you could possibly want from the perfect Students' Union bar.
Interior Fit Out and Bar Specialists Dawnvale were appointed as Main Contractor to provide a full design and build scheme to the University and Union Officers. With a very clear brief set out for the proposed scheme, our Projects team provided a full design and build scheme managing all aspects of planning and building regulations for the large glass extension and structural works incorporated.
After undergoing a major interior and exterior refurbishment programme to the various areas contained within the Bar, the Bar has successfully achieved the desired affect both from an operational requirement and interior finish.
The interior works and timescales were a test to all involved, as comprehensive Specialist Asbestos works were incorporated within the programme along with all the required notification and investigation. The 6 week programme incorporated substantial structural works to both front of house and back of house areas, the new menus required new additional CPU areas with a new commercial kitchen and extraction for the Bar One Cafe, the extensive Bar was also further extended to cope with the additional footfall with new fixed seating lounges and booths created around the stage and new glass extension.
Throughout the venue, a new lighting scheme with controlled dimmable zones created a perfect ambience to the separate dining, drinking, daytime and evening requirements. Working with the University Technical Team, a upgraded sound system and screens were fitted throughout to attract a wider audience, the internal and external signs and graphics provided the Bar with the newly created Brand Identity and interior scheme.
The Bar now features a large glass extension to the main Bar, from this a separate Cafe area with newly installed commercial kitchen and ventilation scheme, provides a open service for the new menu. The expansive areas provide a further Raynor lounge with an array of bespoke contract furniture and fixed seating throughout, all carefully finished with special RAL colours and bespoke fabrics to match the Brand identity.
The entire venue has undergone new floor and wall finishes, bespoke joinery detail throughout with bespoke glazing to all external elevations. A full M&E package was installed around the newly created room spaces and glass extension, the redundant fixtures, fittings and ventilation systems were removed to make way for the specialist works.
The Bar One team added, “We've got lovely cold beer, big steaming mugs of tea, stylish cocktails, and more Jägerbombs than you can shake a proverbial stick at!
We've got comfy sofas for chilling, shiny new screens for watching all your favourite sport, a massive pool room and probably the best beer garden in Sheffield”
Explained Bar One’s Service Director Nigel Hallam, “the focus for key investment is in the front of house seating area and improvement to deliver a new food offer combining the Fusion day time provision and the Bar One provision. The service now offers a new food menu ordered at the bar and served to the tables on crockery along with an evening food service”.
The finished refurbishment was unveiled within 24 hrs of completion and operational to full capacity. Graeme Wood from Bar One added “This is exactly the reaction we wanted, the feedback has been exceptional”.
Dawnvale provide a full design and interior fit-out service for the refurbishment of Bars, Cafe Bars, Restaurants, Hotels and Spas, we work with key design partners and can provide new-build projects, nationwide. We also work alongside clients' own architects, designers and principal contractors, offering a comprehensive in house service.
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