GOURMEGA TABLE
Soup kitchen and Supper club in NYC
Status: Completed 2026
Location: 116 W Houston St , New York, NY
Team: Mariam Issoufou, Fatima Adam, Tigran Kostandyan, Safa Mehrjui
Hierarchical long-table arrangement was replaced with a series of interlocking circles. Each group of three to six seats encourages meal sharing and equalises conversation, while allowing the furniture to be easily dismantled into smaller fragments for a café-like setup during the day. This configuration recalls food traditions from around the world where people gather to eat in a circle, often sharing from a single large plate.
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Designer - Mariam Issoufou Architects
Fabricator - TW2M
Client - Jon Gray
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