{"id":736,"date":"2015-04-14T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T14:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?page_id=736"},"modified":"2015-04-29T11:59:36","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T11:59:36","slug":"quanto-basta-italian-restaurant-wine-bar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?page_id=736","title":{"rendered":"Quanto Basta Italian Restaurant &#038; Wine Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\">Quanto Basta Italian Restaurant &amp; Wine Bar<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QB-Exterior_0015-final-large-web-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-760 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QB-Exterior_0015-final-large-web-copy-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"QBItalian - April 2015 - Exterior 01\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QB-Exterior_0015-final-large-web-copy-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QB-Exterior_0015-final-large-web-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QB-Exterior_0015-final-large-web-copy-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QB-Exterior_0015-final-large-web-copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Transformation of an existing non-descript 6,550 sqft Office Building, originally built in the mid-1970\u2019s, into a modern and inviting new Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-736 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?attachment_id=731'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-002-Main-Dining-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-002-Main-Dining-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-002-Main-Dining-185x185.jpg 185w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-002-Main-Dining-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-731'>\n\t\t\t\tMain Dining\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?attachment_id=726'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-003-To-Kitchen-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-003-To-Kitchen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-003-To-Kitchen-185x185.jpg 185w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-003-To-Kitchen-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-726'>\n\t\t\t\tView to Kitchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?attachment_id=727'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-004-Bar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-004-Bar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-004-Bar-185x185.jpg 185w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-004-Bar-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-727'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Bar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?attachment_id=728'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-005-Bar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-005-Bar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-005-Bar-185x185.jpg 185w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-005-Bar-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-728'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Bar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?attachment_id=729'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-006-Communal-Dining-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-006-Communal-Dining-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-006-Communal-Dining-185x185.jpg 185w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-006-Communal-Dining-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-729'>\n\t\t\t\tCommunal Dining\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/?attachment_id=730'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-007-From-Loggia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-007-From-Loggia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-007-From-Loggia-185x185.jpg 185w, https:\/\/owenarchitecture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/QBItalian-April-2015-007-From-Loggia-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-730'>\n\t\t\t\tView From Loggia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Seeking both to address the street and invite people in to the new Italian Restaurant most of the existing interior walls were removed, leaving a large open dining space readily viewable through the large, street level storefront windows. Entering the main oversized double wood doors, you are greeted in the entrance space define by the large rock wall. To either side the dining area opens up to a nearly two-story space with the concrete double-T roof structure practically disappearing behind the star like LED cable lighting. Around the corner the wine storage room is revealed behind the rock structure in the center of a huge, angular, marble wine bar. The bar anchors the room using the vertical stone wall and wine tower to connect it visually with the roof structure above.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the dining space and bar, glimpses of the brightly lit kitchen and pizza preparation area are revealed, hinting at the excitement of a well-functioning commercial kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>A new covered Loggia is located on the south side of the building along the street that can be opened or closed depending on the weather or the season. While this area offers a little more seclusion and quiet, it retains a strong visual connection to the entry and main dining area with large windows at one end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Design &amp; Construction Team<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'>Architect: Owen Architecture,pllc\n939 Burke Street, Suite D, Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Structural Engineering: <a title=\"Moorefield Engineering\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mepc-consultants.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Moorefield Engineering, PC<\/span><\/a>, Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Plumbing, Mechanical, &amp; Electrical Engineering: Applied Engineering, Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Interior Design: <a title=\"Hayden Design\" href=\"https:\/\/hayden-design.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Hayden Design<\/span><\/a>, Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Food Service Equipment Supplier\/Consultant: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easternfoodequipment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Eastern Food Equipment<\/span><\/a>, Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Construction: <a title=\"Davie Construction, Co.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davieconstruction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Davie Construction, Inc<\/span><\/a>, Advance, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p>Photography: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsinclair.com\/#!\/index\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black;\">J. Sinclair Photography, <\/span><\/a>Winston-Salem, North Carolina<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>A few words from users of Yelp.com:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>They [Quanto Basta] have a great location at the corner of Fourth and Spring and were super smart about the design of the place. Huge windows face Fourth street, if you are just driving by seeing everyone inside eating dinner it is enough to make you park and head on in. The interior itself is beautiful and the perfect ambiance for a date night. A large elegant bar occupies the center of the restaurant, but there is still plenty of seating around it and in a side room.<\/em> \u201c From Holly B. of Winston-Salem, NC<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>First I have to say I love the decor very modern and upscale<\/em>.\u201d From Georgia O. of Colfax, NC<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Quanto Basta Italian Restaurant &amp; Wine Bar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quanto Basta Italian Restaurant &amp; Wine Bar Winston-Salem, North Carolina Transformation of an existing non-descript 6,550 sqft Office Building, originally built in the mid-1970\u2019s, into a modern and inviting new Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar. 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