Fino Vino.

Fino Vino is a playful celebration of country and city, the contrast and the point at which two-things come together. It is a coming-of-age story for a restaurant that began its life in a small town, moved to a big winery, and finally settled in the city.

Think simplicity mixed with antiquity. Custom detailing competing with the reclaimed. Curated with the haphazard. A mix of textures, velvety and granular, crunchy and smooth, earthy and glossy. The building’s layers have been peeled back to expose a masonry interior made of warm, earthy materials, just like the food and hospitality on offer.

The fit out is a celebration of the South Australian terroir incorporating stone sourced from near the Flinders Rangers, and highlights some of South Australia’s emerging and established makers and creatives.

Year: 2020

Location: Adelaide, SA

Country: Kaurna

Client: Sharon Romeo and David Swain

Project team: Dave Bickmore, Alistair Reeve, Olivier Martin

Collaborator: Design People

Builder: BuildInc, Taku Kamikawa and Built by Ben

Photographer: Kate Bowman and Josie Withers

Awards: Winner - Robert Dickson Award for Interior Architecture - 2020 Australian Institute of Architects (SA) Awards

Commendation – Best Restaurant Design – 2020 Eat Drink Design Awards