Biggie Smalls Windsor

by Techne Architecture

Biggie Smalls Windsor is a New York Diner aesthetic inspired kebab house in Melbourne.

This latest iteration by owner Shane Delia, is a second edition to the Biggie Small Kebab chain in Melbourne, serving beer on tap and made-to-order cocktails. The restaurant chain’s original interior design of street-art and hip-hop influences, have been blended with an elevated New York diner aesthetic style.

The Chapel Street site has been brought to life by Techne Architecture + Interior Design, taking the existing brand cues of Biggie Smalls, including street art, hip hop images and neon – to create a vibrant, yet elegant diner aesthetic.

Responding to a brief that called for a shift in focus towards drinks service, the bar is a striking and inviting blend of walnut stained timber, black granite, and brass highlights. The interior design combined with ample overhead storage and decorative pendant lights, provides a polished focal point for guests to linger over.

A contemporary rendition of a black and white chequered floor is a sensitive reflection of the Victorian-era facade detailing. Offsetting rich, dark green walls is the consistent use of exceptionally rich walnut timber and brass highlights that lend a luxurious finish to the interiors.

Towards the rear of the venue, generous booths and more flexible tables encourage group gatherings, while also acting as a setting for more playful artwork and references to the Biggie Smalls hip-hop DNA.

Ceiling-mounted track lights allow for a flexible approach to highlighting intimate night settings as well as more relaxed daytime hours.  Much consideration has been given to the finer details of the project, to soften the compact width of the space.

Curved forms and details extend from the use of fluted glass to custom steel shelf brackets that work to further emphasise the diner aesthetic. This new addition to Melbourne’s trendy Chapel Street in Windsor, is a worthy space of hip hop architectural design, for chilling with family and friends.

Photography by Tom Blachford.

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