Creating cohesion between two styles with stone and tile
For two restaurants under one roof in the Dominican Republic, architect Rafael Alvarez of Alvarez + Brock Design LLC combined a variety of stone and tile with other materials to unify the spaces
When Rafael Alvarez of Alvarez + Brock Design LLC went to design two adjoining restaurants in the Dominican Republic, he was posed with the challenge of bringing two different styles under one roof. With a combination of stone and tile, the architect, who is a native of the Dominican Republic and now lives and runs his firm in New York, NY, was able to meet the aesthetic requirements of each and create a unified look for the exterior of the building.
The restaurants are set in a park, which has concrete paving, said Alvarez. “The idea was for the building to grow within the park,” he explained. “In the Caribbean, traditionally tile is used on the roof to keep the inside cool.”