Browary Warszawskie, a post-industrial site in Wola, where beer has been brewed since 1846, thanks to a comprehensive redevelopment and adaptation by JEMS Architekci, has not only gained recognition in industry competitions (Grand Prix of the SARP Year Award 2021, Grand Prix of the 8th edition of the "Award of the President of the Capital City of Warsaw" competition, and Grand Prix of the "Polityka" Architecture Award 2022. edition of the "Architectural Award of the President of the City of Warsaw" competition and the Grand Prix of the Architectural Award of "Polityka" 2022), but also, thanks to the diverse nature of the development and the mix of various functions, they are also popular among the city's residents and tourists.
One of the places that attracts visitors to the area is the restaurant of popular soccer player Robert Lewandowski and his associates, located in historic interiors. The name of the restaurant - Nine's - refers to the nine previously seen on the Polish striker's jersey. The number, however, may change as early as this Friday, when Lewandowski will be presented as the new rump of Spanish club FC Barcelona at the famous Camp Nou stadium, a 1950s facility designed by Francesco Mitjans Miró, Josep Maria Soteras Mauri and Lorenzo García-Barbón Fernández de Henestros. Will the name of the restaurant also change?
Nine's, as intended by the investors, was to be a real sports bar
Photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
The task of building design and interior design was entrusted to a team from Warsaw-based studio 370studio - Katarzyna Westrych-Pavy, Anna Śliwka and Michał Miszkurka - which has a track record of such projects as Poznan's Fromażeria and the Syreni Śpiew club in Koneser.
Nine's, according to the investors' assumptions, was to be a real sports bar, a place where fans of various sports disciplines will be able to experience sports emotions together, cheering on their favorite teams, but also a meeting space with good food and surrounded by interesting design.
The background for the arrangement are the raw walls of the 19th century Brewhouse
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
A project signed by a well-known person requires a balanced approach and appropriate strategy. It is easy to fall into the trap of pathos here and make a "temple". In our country, probably only the Pope beats Lewandowski in popularity," comments Anna Sliwka, an architect from 370 Studio.
How did the designers cope with this challenge? They had a unique, post-industrial space at their disposal - 1,400 square meters on four floors of the 19th century Brewhouse, which is part of the complex of the aforementioned Warsaw Breweries.
The interior is full of sporty accents
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
The priority was high quality food and an operationally efficient restaurant. Creating a gastropub on several floors is a breakneck task, and it took us several months just to shape a system of optimally functioning kitchens, elevators, serving areas and bars," recalls the process, which lasted nearly three years, Michal Miszkurka said. - In addition, our work on the architectural and interior design overlapped in time with renovation work on the building itself, forcing consultations between designers from different companies. The building didn't even have stairs or a roof yet, when we already had to determine the route of the restaurant service," the architect adds.
interior details
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
Completed in 2021, the restaurant was divided into three main zones - on the lowest floor, on level -1, the Sports Bar was located, with an octagonal bar with screens surrounded by seating for spectators, inspired by New York's Madison Square Garden (design: Charles Luckman). A restaurant was located on the second and third floors, and a fan zone with stands accommodating 65 sports fans at a time was located on the fourth floor. The rest of the space was allocated for the kitchen and working facilities serving the restaurant.
The lowest floor houses the Sports Bar with an octagonal bar with telebims, inspired by New York's Madison Square Garden hall.
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
So let's move on to the design of this space itself - against a background of brick walls and somewhat austere floors, the architects placed furniture (partly designed by the studio) and fixtures that emphasize the sporty spirit of the place - including those evoking theAmong them are quilted leather upholstery of sofas, bright red armchairs with headrests, which we know from the substitutes' benches located by the pitch, metal lockers as in the players' locker rooms, goal nets between the various boxes, or real stands made of stadium seats in blue.Attention is also attracted by small elements in the fashionable neon green color, appearing, among others, in the openwork structure of the bar, the frames of decorative goals or barriers between the stands, as well as neon signs emphasizing the bar atmosphere.
A fan zone with stands accommodating 65 sports fans at a time was located on the top floor.
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
visitors can sit in seats with headrests, which we know from the reserve benches
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
The whole is complemented by decorations in the form of archival covers of the "Sports Review" published since 1921, old sports equipment - a canoe is suspended from the ceiling, the walls are decorated with tennis rackets, vintage skis and even badminton darts.even badminton darts - and memorabilia of Polish athletes - in addition to three pairs of Robert Lewandowski's shoes, fans can spot, among others, skis of Kamil Stoch, gloves of Andrzej Gołota or an autographed ball of Marcin Gortat. Of course, there could also be balls for soccer fans.
The leather upholstery of the sofas evokes the quilted texture of the balls
photo: Aleksandra Miszkurka
A dynamic but cozy place was created. The retro climate of the pre-war building, was broken with sporty accents, the designers conclude.
