FIRE, the contemporary Pan Indian restaurant at The Park, New Delhi and its bar Agni is designed with the basic element of fire in mind. In the restaurant, fire for heat and for cooking, and in the bar, fire for energy and as a life-giving force. The design ethos of the two new spaces conveys the dynamism and the movement of fire, which can be calm, fierce, warm and hot.
The restaurant, seating 60, is separated from the lobby by a white sculptural plaster wall and sliding glass door. An elegant space, with a pale limestone floor, it has been designed to operate equally well by day or night. A plaster relief wall, inspired by Mughal stone- work, extends into the bar behind. At night the room is lit by an array of clear light bulbs hanging in clusters above the tables, and by a family of bronze floor lamps.
