Before designs began for Camaraderie, a new fine-casual dining spot in Houston, award-winning chef and owner Shawn Gawle cooked a meal for Troy Schaum and his team at Schaum Architects. The meal was executed with precision and technique yet served with a sense of, well, camaraderie. “It was clear from that moment on that he wanted to create a space to serve exquisitely conceived and executed dishes, but generously and in an environment that felt unpretentious,” said Schaum. This ethos transformed the wood-framed, gable-roof garage, formerly being used as a metal workshop, into a restaurant that conveys the feeling of a cabin retreat in the city.
The building’s industrial past is certainly still felt (and maintained) in the new design. The trusses and almost all the wood framing and metal paneling were preserved in the renovation. A corrugated metal facade now greets guests with fresh pops of blue and a new sculptural aluminum canopy, whose illuminated pillars create a refined outdoor dining area.
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