RODE set out to design a 250-seat restaurant that felt approachable and comfortable, typical of a traditional Bacaro in Venice. SRV features many custom elements such as brushed brass shelving, cut-glass decanter chandeliers, wine displays in the private dining room, velvet banquettes and a massive white marble bar with an integrated ‘cicchetti’ station. RODE also worked on pushing the boundaries with a fully operable steel and glass façade that opens vertically to allow for unobstructed openness from sidewalk to interior.

Photography by Morgan Ione Yeager & Gustav Hoiland