Umami restaurant project by Studio Svetti Architecture

The idea of Umami – in Japanese culture the “fifth” taste – was the starting point for Emanuele Svetti in his design for this restaurant located in the Parco Monumentale in Cortona, in Giardini del Parterre.

Combining the search for high quality fusion cuisine with a ‘raw’ interior design, in some details skinny, but at the same time spectacular, playing on the contaminations between cultures and traditions, Umami restaurant was born. Umami connects the Eastern tradition with the Tuscan bucolic style, typical of the place in which the restaurant is located, while it differs from the others for the originality and diversity of the proposal.

The restaurant has two floors, an area of about 200 square meters and a capacity of about 80 place settings. On the upper floor, the interior space communicates with the outdoor terrace, symbolically divided by a portal covered in brass and the green that covers the interior wall both internally and externally, as if to symbolize the passage towards a new evolution of the interior space. And it is upon entering the terrace covered by an aluminium and glass structure that the visitor can enjoy the magnificence of the view of Valdichiana, which starts from the slopes of Monte Amiata to reach the ‘edges’ of that natural mirror which is Lake Trasimeno, illuminating each time on the ability to marvel at the beauty of this land.

The staircase that connected the two floors was once steep and narrow. The Studio used a stretched and backlit ceiling to brighten the area, and communicated a strong reference to the culture through the use of wallpaper in light tones, in contrast with the outline.

Umami Cortona is a suggestive place, which makes the panoramas its own, like the breathtaking sunsets of this part of Tuscany, to create a natural setting which each time is unique and unrepeatable. Combined with the attention to detail and custom furnishings, this makes Umami an excellent restaurant with stunning views. The Umami restaurant is an example of how nature can meet architecture and create an intense and minimal green space, fluidly permeated by art and creativity.

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