Cosetta
For the design of Cosetta, Studio UNLTD set out to create a space that fosters an exchange between the tranquility of nature and the architecture of the interior. Inspired by chef Zach Pollack’s culinary quest in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, the design interprets the aspirational lifestyle of the Italian kitchen garden through the lens of a forward-looking, modern aesthetic where the transition between indoors and out is softened, and materiality and forms are approachable yet elevated.
PROJECT SUMMARYLOCATIONSanta Monica, CA
YEAR2025
CLIENTChef Zach Pollack
SIZE2,400 sq. ft. interior plus 2,650 sq. ft. exterior
“Chef Pollack had a very clear vision that the restaurant should seamlessly extend from the dining room out onto the patio.”
Terri RobisonPrincipalRepeating arches rise up the wall then vault over to delicately drop partially over the counter, punctuated at their truncated ends with glowing globes of light.
End-view perspective in which the arches seem to repeat infinitely in back-painted glass.
Loose and built-in seating areas are nestled between a network of curved Corten steel planters lush with greenery.
