Gourmega: Between Memory, Design, and Sustainability

Gourmega. Image: Seth Caplan.

In Spanish design publication, ArchitecturaYempressa, writer MARIAJOSÉ SANZ BOHIGUES says that the project demonstrates how interior architecture can construct a narrative that transcends aesthetics.

Bohigues says: “Conceived as a zero-waste restaurant, the project combines sustainability, historical memory, and functional flexibility in a space of just 62 square meters, transforming a former shop in a 19th-century building into a setting where design and social commitment coexist. The intervention stems from research into the site's history. During the 18th century, the land where Gourmega now stands was part of the well-known Land of the Blacks, surrounding Greenwich Village, Soho, and Washington Square Park—an area where numerous African-owned farms flourished and which later housed some of the first establishments catering to the African American community. This heritage is reflected in an interior that uses overlapping planes and a dark color palette to create depth and reinforce the narrative character of the space.”

Read the article (in Spanish) here.