Meadow Ridge Pub & Restaurant
Redding, Connecticut
Client: Meadow Ridge
Team: Stein|Troost
Photo: Zapir Visualization, LLC
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Summary
In response to market demands and to reinforce their commitment to providing exceptional resident amenities, Meadow Ridge enlisted MDP to refresh the campus dining experience. The existing layout offered a dated dining room configuration. It lacked style, intimacy, and variety, including no bar area or pre-function accommodations.
Before
Inspired Design
The expansive space with peaked ceilings and eight fireplaces challenged the team to redefine the floor plan to address the desired components of a modern dining program. However, the existing architecture inspired an innovative solution, and the community supported the design decision to remove six fireplaces to incorporate a bar and reconfigure the dining layout.
Style
Planning strategies create dining destinations within a cohesive culinary experience, beginning with a branded entrance and host station to provide a true sense of arrival. The restaurant-style layout uses the fireplace structure to define areas and introduces a wine bar and pre-function space with multiple entry points, offering a variety of seating options and points of engagement.
Materials
The design concept explores scale and intimacy, using lower milled ceilings, screening elements, and light fixtures to decrease the volume of the space and improve acoustics. Each dining venue showcases a refined palette with textural layers, sophisticated patterns, and warm woods and metals.
