DE NUCCIS
SCOPE: INTERIOR DESIGN / BRANDING / CUSTOM FABRICATION / CUSTOM ART / PHOTOGRAPHY — ILLUSTRATIONS BY LALALIMOLA
OPPORTUNITY: AFTER CHICAGO’S FOUR FARTHERINGS SUNSET, BALLYHOO HOSPITALITY TOOK ON THE VENTURE TO TAKE THIS ICONIC CHICAGO SPACE AND BREATH IN NEW LIFE.
APPROACH: THE DESIGN WAS INSPIRED BY 1970s ART DECO WITH AN ITALIAN CAFE VIBE. WE AIMED TO TRANSITION THE CLASSIC ITALIAN-STYLE RED SAUCE RESTAURANT TO A WARM GREEN TO INCORPORATE A MORE MODERN SENSIBILITY. BY INCORPORATING A FEW KEY PIECES FROM THE PREVIOUS TAVERN, WE WERE ABLE TO WELCOME NEIGHBORS WITH A TOUCH OF THE PAST. ITALIAN FOOD JUST LIKE YOUR MAMA USED TO MAKE — ONLY BETTER.
CLIENT: BALLYHOO HOSPITALITY
VISITING DeNUCCIS?
DON’T MISS OUT ON THEIR SAUSAGE & ONION PIZZA (PRO-TIP: ADD HOT PEPPERS). THEY EVEN HAVE A DEDICATED OVEN FOR GLUTEN-FREE PIZZA.