Madang Restaurant & Café
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Client: JooASoo LLC
Location: 11 Sylvan Ave. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Size: 3,510 SF Year: 2016 - 2018 |
Services Offered
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Challenge
Transforming an abandoned residential structure—left vacant for over twelve years—into a fully functional, freestanding restaurant required a strategic approach. The existing building faced significant structural deterioration, including uninhabitable spaces and foundational instability. Additionally, the design needed to balance cost-effectiveness with creating a fresh identity while enhancing spatial quality and accessibility.
Solution
A thorough evaluation of the building’s condition guided a precise, surgical rehabilitation strategy. Structural integrity was restored by underpinning the entire foundation, converting previously unusable areas into habitable space. The design introduced a seamless indoor-outdoor experience, integrating new roof decks, an extended porch, and a dynamic second-floor dining space with a vaulted ceiling. Thoughtful planning ensured accessibility improvements, including new handicap-accessible ramps for families with strollers and elderly patrons, enhancing overall convenience.
Value Delivered
The adaptive reuse approach not only revitalized a long-neglected property but also established a distinctive, high-quality dining environment. The spatial transformation created a unique guest experience, blending openness, surprise, and functionality. Through cost-effective yet impactful design solutions, the project successfully redefined the building’s identity and was recognized with a local design excellence award.
Transforming an abandoned residential structure—left vacant for over twelve years—into a fully functional, freestanding restaurant required a strategic approach. The existing building faced significant structural deterioration, including uninhabitable spaces and foundational instability. Additionally, the design needed to balance cost-effectiveness with creating a fresh identity while enhancing spatial quality and accessibility.
Solution
A thorough evaluation of the building’s condition guided a precise, surgical rehabilitation strategy. Structural integrity was restored by underpinning the entire foundation, converting previously unusable areas into habitable space. The design introduced a seamless indoor-outdoor experience, integrating new roof decks, an extended porch, and a dynamic second-floor dining space with a vaulted ceiling. Thoughtful planning ensured accessibility improvements, including new handicap-accessible ramps for families with strollers and elderly patrons, enhancing overall convenience.
Value Delivered
The adaptive reuse approach not only revitalized a long-neglected property but also established a distinctive, high-quality dining environment. The spatial transformation created a unique guest experience, blending openness, surprise, and functionality. Through cost-effective yet impactful design solutions, the project successfully redefined the building’s identity and was recognized with a local design excellence award.
Client Testimonial
Google (Madang NJ): A talented problem solver with great ideas and technical expertise. IJ helped us transform an old standalone building vacant for over 10 years into a beautiful restaurant. During the process, I found IJ to be creative, efficient and attentive to details.
Google (Madang NJ): A talented problem solver with great ideas and technical expertise. IJ helped us transform an old standalone building vacant for over 10 years into a beautiful restaurant. During the process, I found IJ to be creative, efficient and attentive to details.
Construction
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