Alaia Restaurant Renovation
Kahuku, Oʻahu
Completed in 2021
SIZE
3,000 sf
DESIGN TEAM
Dianna Wong Interiors
SERVICES
Architecture
Signage + Graphics
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
he property’s transformation celebrate Hawai‘i’s natural beauty by incorporating materials such as local monkey pod, organic fabrics, indigenous plants, and hand-woven artisan baskets and decor. The color palette is indicative of the dining room surroundings—deep orange and red shades reflective of the iron-rich soil and the bountiful papayas growing on the property; the calming spectrum of blues, greens and creams seen in the waves juxtaposed against the sinuous grains of the natural hardwoods.
Kaʻana Kitchen Kailua Brewery
Kailua, Oʻahu
Completed in 2019
SIZE
5,000 sf
DESIGN TEAM
WCIT Interiors
DTL
SERVICES
Architecture
Interiors
Signage + Graphics
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The concept behind Maui Brewing Company’s Kailua location celebrates the surrounding local neighborhood, history and context. One mo‘olelo that is central to this location’s design revolves around a boy with a magic stick that attracted throngs of fish from Kawainui’s waters to a secret pool up mauka. Tips of the rope are also painted to coincide with MBC’s branding colors. Local artist were commissioned to paint large, floor-to-ceiling murals to further tell the mo‘olelo of Kailua, from pali to makai. Over the bar, an undulating wood ceiling creates subtle visual movement.
Maui Brewing Company Kīhei Brewery
Kīhei, Maui
Completed in 2018
SIZE
15,000 sf
DESIGN TEAM
WCIT Interiors
DTL
CERTIFICATIONS
IIDA Award 2019
AIA Award 2019
SERVICES
Architecture
Interiors
Signage + Graphics
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The restaurant and brewery is located in a large warehouse space in the brewery. Here, the concept is about paying respect to the process and craft of brewing, the honesty in ingredients, and the rural countryside of Maui. The vertical screen that divides the bar space is a sculptural motif that represents wheat, barely, and kapa beaters in Hawai‘i. The geometric pattern relates to indigenous art, while the subject relates to the ingredients in beer and the agriculture of Maui.
Leilani's On The Beach Restaurant Renovation
Lāhainā, Maui
Completed in 2018
SIZE
6,000 sf
DESIGN TEAM
WCIT Interiors
DTL
SERVICES
Architecture
Master Planning
Signage + Graphics
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The extensive renovation sought to clean up the layout & open the restaurant to the view. The levels were consolidated to three main elevations – the beach bar, the entry level, and the dining level. The entrance was also extensively reworked, as previous additions had made it cramped and uninviting. The mural wall is a pixelated depiction of the West Maui mountains, rendered in teak tiles. The idea behind this renovation was to pay homage to the existing structure of the restaurant, all while tying the story back to the land.