Interior of the Silencio restaurant

The individual rooms of the restaurant differ in overall atmosphere and corresponding interior concepts, lighting, and music. The atmospheres draw from environments familiar to people and should thus have a simple and clear effect on everyone. The customer can choose which atmosphere to opt for. The entrance café space is natural, filled with various plants on cable structures forming a soft arch. The plants change the room's climate and visually break up the strictly orthogonal elongated space. A concrete bar and organic forms are located here. The adjoining room is a space of dryness and earth. The main interior element is one of the walls, dynamically modeled from warm red clay. Benches are integrated into the recesses, and there is an entrance to the kitchen. The ceiling consists of a lit entanglement of dry branches that fills the upper part of the ceiling, thickening and intimate the space while preserving its volume.

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“We didn't want to 'scare' people with the design. We wanted to create a pleasant environment with friendly service,” explains the simple concept by Jerry Koza, who along with Adam Jirkal designed the interior of the new Prague restaurant Silencio. He implemented it with a team of designers and artists. Nonetheless, the space is very originally furnished, and the individual parts of the interior attract the attention of newcomers. The space is intentionally divided into three zones that differ in color and material selection (atmosphere). The division, but also the connection between the exterior and interior, is formed by the green entrance area. Coffee can be enjoyed under a canopy of plants, which have played a major role here and are the work of the Partero studio. The organic nature of the space is complemented by concrete. The bar, made of concrete shell, was realized by sculptor Jaroslav Chramosta. Similarly, the striking clay wall with integrated benches in the adjacent room, where a sense of warmth and earthiness reigns due to the brick color. The blue ceiling and marine aquarium in the last room are undeniably the most soothing. The restaurant features eye-catching lighting by Anna Hanzalová, Jitka Škopová, and a hanging sculpture by Petr Bařinka. Additionally, the restaurant is non-smoking, and the investors also considered a children's corner.