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Hospitality Interior Design

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Designing Exceptional Hospitality Spaces

AW designs hospitality spaces that work. We design them to be visually striking and distinctive, as well as efficient, functional and fit for real-world use.

With over 15 years in the industry, we’ve worked with some of the biggest names on the High Street, creating restaurants, cafés and quick service restaurants (QSRs) that balance creativity and visual appeal with practicality to create an excellent customer experience. Every space we design is tailored to be visually unique and fit the operation it supports, ensuring smooth service, optimised workflows, and a setting that enhances both staff and customer experience.

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Traditional Restaurants

A restaurant’s flow starts behind the scenes. We begin with the kitchen, according to its size, layout and the necessary workflow. The menu will often determine how the space must be laid out, and we design accordingly to ensure your chefs can move efficiently to keep the service running smoothly, in visually compelling spaces.

Storage, prep areas and cooking stations are planned to minimise wasted movement. From there, we shift focus to the front of house, where customer flow, lighting and acoustics are all arranged to create an outstanding experience while keeping staff movement unobstructed.

Slim Chicken quick service restaurant

Quick Service Restaurants

Speed matters in the QSR environment. Every second saved in food prep translates into faster service and shorter queues. We refine kitchen layouts to reduce wasted motion, streamline workflows, maintain food quality under pressure and ensure visually striking places. It’s vital to create a well-balanced system that prevents bottlenecks, neither understaffed nor overcrowded, that is also visually compelling and attractive to both staff and customers.

Ordering points, collection areas and customer flow are placed with efficiency and visual appeal in mind, allowing the operation to scale up or down as needed.

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Cafés

Café design follows the same QSR logic, with an added emphasis on customer atmosphere. We optimise counter space, barista workflow, and customer flow to ensure a smooth transition from order to service. The goal is a visually relaxing environment for customers and an efficient setup for staff, keeping everything moving at the right pace.

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Pret till area designed by AW Architecture

Planning & Compliance

We handle all local authority planning applications for restaurants, QSRs and cafés, ensuring compliance with the very latest regulations. Whether it’s a new build or a refurbishment, we navigate the design process on behalf of our clients, allowing them to focus on their business. A well-prepared design prevents delays and unnecessary costs, keeping projects on track.

AW planning hospitality interior

Why AW Architectural Design?

We know hospitality. We understand the full fit-out process and what makes a venue successful, not just in theory, but in practice. Our designs improve customer experience by creating visually compelling places that are optimised to reduce staffing needs and maximise operational efficiency. Every detail is considered, from the back of house to the customer’s first impression.

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