Interior Design

Kurtos

A completed Islamabad cafe interior shaped through brand identity, timber detailing, counter service and warm controlled light.

TypeHospitality interior / cafe design

Client#Kurtos

LocationIslamabad

Year2024

StatusCompleted

DisciplineInterior Design

Project

A completed hospitality interior for #Kurtos in Islamabad, bringing branding, material selection, service planning, construction supervision and a compact built atmosphere into one customer-facing space.

Kurtos was built in Islamabad in 2024 for client #Kurtos. E2W was responsible for branding design, social media management, interior design, material selection, and construction management and supervision, with contracting carried out by separate contractors.

The compact food-service plan moves from public entry and customer seating to a visible service counter and controlled back-of-house edge. Timber cladding, orange upholstery, pale tile, marble surfaces, pendant lights and linear ceiling lighting give the small footprint a clear built identity.

Completed Kurtos interior showing the service counter, seating lane, pendant lights, timber wall panels and illuminated ceiling lines. — Built project photograph showing the complete interior sequence.

Design Brief

The brief combined interior design and brand continuity in a compact hospitality setting. The built result needed to support quick ordering, visible service, small-group seating and a recognisable #Kurtos atmosphere within a narrow footprint.

The counter, banquette, timber walls, ceiling bands and spiral feature were treated as one connected identity system, so the brand is carried by space, light, material and customer movement.

Completed Kurtos counter area with marble worktop, timber cladding, pendant lights, linear ceiling lighting and arched frontage. — Built project photograph of the counter and service spine.

Cropped Kurtos cafe floor plan showing seating, service counter, back kitchen, washroom and circulation zones. — Floor Plan. Public website crop keeps the plan and dimensions while omitting private title-block information.

Spatial evidence

The plan supports the built sequence.

The plan clarifies the relationship between entrance, seating, service counter, back of house and the main circulation route.

Spatial Planning

The plan separates back kitchen and storage from the customer floor while keeping the service counter immediately legible. Seating is distributed as compact groups and bar-height positions, allowing the interior to support both short visits and longer stays.

Circulation follows the length of the room. The counter and display spine guide movement, while the banquette edge gives the back seating area a warmer and more settled character.

Completed Kurtos seating zone with orange banquette, timber wall panels, pendant lighting and compact tables. — Built project photograph of the seating depth and material rhythm.

Technical study

Drawings and design logic

Plans, sections and diagrams are coordinated to one project system. Open the set to inspect each layer.

View technical set8 sheets

Cropped Kurtos ceiling plan showing pendant lights, track lights, ceiling bands and fixture locations. — Ceiling Plan. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Cropped Kurtos sections showing wall heights, seating edges, counter relationships and vertical feature coordination. — Sections A and B. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Cropped Kurtos serving counter drawing with material notes, dimensions and counter detailing. — Serving Counter Detail. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Cropped Kurtos back counter drawing with shelving, storage, panel notes and service-side dimensions. — Back Counter Detail. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Cropped Kurtos marble bar counter drawing with curved counter geometry, material notes and dimensions. — Marble Bar Counter Detail. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Central Spiral Detail. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Cropped Kurtos entrance door drawing showing arched glazing, mullions, side glazing and dimensions. — Entrance Door Elevation. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Design to built

Drawings paired with the completed space.

Cleaned public drawing crops are shown alongside built photographs to make the design intent and installed result easy to compare.

Plan to built sequence

The floor plan set the long customer route, seating pockets, service counter and back-of-house separation. The completed interior keeps that compact sequence legible through a clear counter edge and seating lane.

Ceiling plan to lighting atmosphere

The ceiling drawing coordinates pendant fixtures, track lights and linear bands. In the built space those layers guide the eye along the narrow room and give the counter and seating zones separate lighting character.

Completed Kurtos service lane looking upward to orange ceiling bands, linear lights, track lights and pendant fixtures. — Built project photograph paired with the ceiling plan.

Counter detailing to service use

The counter sheets fixed dimensions, display relationships and material notes before construction. The built counter translates those decisions into a marble worktop, timber base, glass display and compact working edge.

Completed Kurtos service counter with coffee equipment, cup display, timber cladding, marble counter and pendant lighting. — Built project photograph paired with the counter detail.

Central spiral to brand moment

The spiral detail was developed as a vertical brand and lighting feature rather than a loose decoration. In the completed interior it anchors the seating end of the room and connects the brand mark to the spatial experience.

Central Spiral Detail. Public website crop removes private title-block information.

Built project photograph paired with the central spiral detail.

Sections to built proportion

The section sheets control heights, wall treatments and vertical relationships across the customer side and service side. The built views show those proportions through pendant rhythm, timber cladding and ceiling bands.

Material and Atmosphere

The built material language is warm and tactile: pale timber, orange upholstery, marble counter surfaces, light tile, painted ceiling bands and exposed pendant lighting. Integrated linear lights sharpen the timber wall rhythm and ceiling geometry.

The central spiral feature turns brand signage into a spatial moment. It connects the orange seating zone, timber finish and illuminated linework without describing the built work as generated imagery.

Process