In the heart of Lakshmi Mills, Mumbai, nestles the city’s latest addition to fine dining. Designed by virtuoso architect, Ashiesh Shah of AA Homes, Masque is a restaurant that redefines indulgence and adventure.
If you’re looking for a fine dining experience that transcends beyond what you’ve experienced till date with regards to food and ambience, then Masque will offer you ‘Botanical Bistronomy’. It is all about a setting that is borne out of the Japanese philosophy of Wabi-Sabi; the restaurant’s interiors simply reflect a way of life that is accepting of the ephemeral nature of life, while simultaneously understanding its imperfections. This philosophy plays a fundamental role in the interiors, structural and design elements of Masque.
“I wanted to create a space that was transformative and full of dramatic architectural details,” says Ashiesh Shah. The name ‘Masque’ is an allegory, and is representative of a performance. And it is in the subtle, minimalist details of the restaurant that you will find this allegory brought to full life.
The metamorphosis begins from the outer façade of the restaurant itself. Housed within an old warehouse in the city’s once vibrant cotton district, which could very easily have been missed in the old setup, Masque is an emphatic “play of materials and form that taps into the natural architecture of the space itself.” It is this engaging synergy that allows for a free-flowing two-way channel of forms.
This story is from the May 2017 edition of Home Review.
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