Julia's Bistro

Houston, Texas. United States. 2002-2003
Commercial Graphics Furniture Built Work

Julia's is a twenty-five hundred square-foot new restaurant, bar, and full kitchen located in Midtown, Houston. Two existing commercial spaces were gutted and combined to form the new interior. A large portion of the existing brick facade was removed and replaced with new storefront glass windows. The space takes advantage of it's prime corner location along the new light rail, connecting downtown Houston to the medical center and stadium. The main dining space projects a vibrant interior onto the street. A palette of six (almost cosmetic) colors are deployed like wallpaper, wrapping the interior space with no regard for physical corners or material edges. The flooring is a custom colored epoxy finish, suitable for industrial applications, that wraps up the face of the bar, the banquette seating, and two columns.

Main Street Facade.Photographer: Chad Loucks

Photographer: Chad Loucks. The bar top and back bar shelving are fabricated of 3/8? milled aluminum with a non-directional finish.

Interior View of Dining Area and Bar beyond. Photographer: Chad Loucks

Interloop designed and fabricated a custom piece of furniture for the host/hostess station to organize menus, reservation books, business cards, and administrative items.

Custom furniture piece to organize menus, reservation books, business cards, and administrative items. Graphic identity shadow visible on the custom red epoxy flooring.

Interloop Architecture was commissioned to design the original graphic identity for Julia's Bistro in 2003, including business cards, letterhead, a family of menus, and all building signage. The current web and printed graphic materials are not designed and produced by Interloop Architecture.

Julia's Bistro Graphic Identity: Lunch Menu Center Spread, 2003

Graphic Identity Package for Julia's Bistro: Lunch Menu Front and Back Cover (Unfolded), 2003

Julia's Bistro Graphic Identity: Business card, 2003