Cafe Tondo: Mexican Restaurant Designed as Community Hub Under LA Railway
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Dan Howarth
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Summary
Cafe Tondo is a Mexican restaurant designed by LA-based studios Mouthwash Studio and Aunt Studio, located under a railway in Los Angeles' Chinatown neighborhood. The design is modeled on casual Mexico City cantinas and aims to create an inviting community hub that fills the void of social spaces in LA. The restaurant features ample patio space, an entry foyer filled with cast concrete blocks, and interiors designed to foster social interaction and community gathering.
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Modelled on a casual Mexico City cantina, the interiors for Cafe Tondo created with Aunt Studio are intended to be inviting and act as a community hub.
The entry foyer of Cafe Tondo is filled with cast concrete blocks.
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