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Vernetti by Assembledge+
Assembledge+ remodelled Vernetti in Los Angeles, creating a compact restaurant interior with reclaimed timber, brass detail and a modern bistro feel.
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Vernetti by Assembledge+ is a compact restaurant interior in Larchmont Village, Los Angeles. The project remodels and expands the neighbourhood restaurant into a cleaner, more modern Italian-American bistro.
The useful design lesson is restraint. With only 45 seats, the project depends on material warmth, visual connection and carefully handled details rather than oversized gestures.
A compact hospitality brief
The restaurant needed to feel welcoming, local and fresh while still carrying the character of Italian-American dining. Assembledge+ used the relationship between bar, restaurant and street frontage to make the small footprint work harder.
- An open wall separates the bar and restaurant while keeping visual connection.
- The storefront brings light and street life into the dining space.
- Mirrors help the compact interior feel more open.
- The 45-seat plan keeps the atmosphere intimate rather than crowded.
Material choices that carry the atmosphere
The palette is doing a lot of work. Locally made reclaimed timber tables and bar tops, brass hardware and light fittings, and clear storefront glazing all help create a modern bistro feel without making the room feel anonymous.
For hospitality design, that matters. The best small restaurants often rely on texture, proportion, light and operational clarity more than a single dramatic feature.
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