A Menu with a View

2 Min Read By MRM Staff

Restaurants can leverage panoramic views, natural light, and fresh air to create immersive and memorable moments that seamlessly connect interior and exterior spaces.

Lumen Detroit's design, top photo, featuring sliding glass wall systems, allowed it to thrive and remain open during the pandemic by connecting the interior to Beacon Park. The operable walls, rising over 10 to 12 feet, create an expansive, indoor-outdoor space, adding 1,200 sq ft of seating. The glass perimeter walls completely open on both halves of the building, the bar, and the dining room. 

“Ambiance is rooted in how a space relates to its surroundings,” explained Liz Snyder, Director of Product Marketing and an industry leader at NanaWall, which produces operable glass walls for commercial and residential use. “Operable glass walls bring in natural light, fresh air, and energy, creating an environment that shifts with time of day or season. Open, the restaurant flows into the landscape or cityscape…