Restaurant Ô Sixth Sense is surely a certain notion that we would have by no indicates ever thought have been feasible. What tends to make so unique? The restaurant is not typical, but a restaurant managed by blinds. As you might have guessed from the title, the central concept of this notion is referring to the capacity to perceive elements with no seeing, the capacity that only specific males and ladies have it and especially blind persons. I’ve presently aroused your interest? Effectively, positioned in Quebec, Canada, the Restaurant Ô Sixth Sense is designed by Amiot Bergeron Architects and stands out 1st of all just because of its exclusive character. The concept was born from the meeting of two foundations: Mira and Caecitas. Mira promotes independence of blind folks by way of the guide dog and Caecitas assistance job creation projects for this client extremely disadvantaged in terms of labor. The architects image an original notion adapted to the Quebec City location and which differentiates itself from other restaurants in the dark by its willingness to adapt to 100% at carry out for the blind waiters. In terms of style, it differs by a space lit, colorful, actually friendly that welcomes clientele and serves as a spot to continue discussions and have a drink proper after finishing the meal in the dark. It has also a space sofa exactly exactly where you can unwind even despite the fact that watching guide dogs in their living place. Just let your self be guided by your intuition -appears to transmit these who thought the project.
Designed to business independence as attainable by way of facilitating the perform of its workers who are blind, Ô Sixth Sense is completely adapted for these, every tiny factor receiving produced to accommodate the ten blind waiters who operate there complete time: 1 certain level spot, very easily accessible and located close to transit. A single portion of the restaurant is lit, but the other is in absolute darkness! There is a a sandwich shop, specifically precisely exactly where you consume light, and the region in the dark for the service to the blind. 50 seats are on every and every single single side of the restaurant set in element by foundations Mira and Caecitas. Every single point from tables that are aligned perpendicularly with walls that guide the servers, textures that are not there for the pleasure of the eye, but to serve as benchmarks for the blind, to carpets, curtains and acoustic ceiling tiles that are all black, of course, in order to make a “gateway” amongst two worlds.
In addition, they pull the joints along the walls, seal all the tiny holes, but the light nonetheless persisted simply due to the reality some buyers said they nonetheless see the “fireflies” in the dark of the area! Wanted to stimulate the visual senses of purchasers, the architects creates a distinct type of confusing sensory encounter in the illuminated element of the restaurant. The lime green banquettes and the intelligent use of the exact very same colour for a couple of walls with every other with these orange chairs add a fresh touch to the restaurant’s interior style and complement every white and black decor. Entirely new and intriguing experience we must say!
Photographs: © Pierre Soulard.
