Kama Bistro storefront entry with carved brass partition screen ceiling
Chicago, IL — Hospitality

Kama Bistro

All Work
LocationChicago, IL
TypeRestaurant — Hospitality
Square Footage2,450 sq ft
Brass Panel System — 800 sq ft
CharacterCarved Brass & Dark Marble
StatusDesign & Fabrication Studies
Seats70

Design a partition system which can perform differently depending on the location, scenario, and need of the client — a single carved-brass module, repeated and reoriented to filter light at the entry, frame a private dining nook, or divide the floor for service.

Architectural Services
  • Entry Canopy Design
  • Partition System
  • Material Detailing

The entry sequence is built from a single repeating panel: a floral lattice cut from brass-toned material, deployed as both a soffit overhead and a pair of side screens. By day, it filters sunlight into a shifting pattern across the marble floor and walls; by night, the same geometry catches interior light and frames the room from the street.

Because the panel is modular, the system scales beyond the entry — the same unit can be reconfigured as a divider between dining zones or a privacy screen for a smaller table, without introducing a second material language into the space.

Dark marble bookends the brass on either side of the threshold, keeping the palette restrained so the partition itself remains the focal material moment of the project.