With this project, I want to change as least as possible when it comes to walls/floors and existing furniture and add elements to enrich the space that needed a change.
Going with the name boathouse, I wanted to create boat/sea atmosphere. First thing to do would be to put graphics on the existing concrete floor. I envisioned sea animals floating over the floor, and these can be printed in hi resolution, cut and glued to the floor, or hand drawn by a local artist.
On top of, we would have seating in a form of boats, that would host two seats and a table. The length and number of these boats would depend on the size of the space we have available. I assume that we could probably fit four tables, but even it is possible to fit more, even better, as long as we leave enough space between the boats so that waiters can easily serve the tables. It would also be great to leave boats freestanding and not fix them permanently to the floor, so that they could easily be moved across the space as needed.
On top of all, I am suggesting new pending fixtures, shaped as clouds, hanging from the existing ceiling. This way, we would create feeling of the sky above the boats, where existing lights would look like stars, behind the new cloud pendant fixtures.
Overall, I believe that this would not be a gut renovation and would be achievable with modest budget. Except for the boat tables that would have to be custom made, with couple of cloud chandeliers and floor prints, this design would drastically change the look of this area and I am sure people would ask to sit exactly here and experience the feeling of eating in the open sea under the clouds and stars.
