Gardens
Our beer garden truly lives up to its name. Rather than plunking down a few potted trees on a concrete patio, we created a lush and diverse one-acre habitat adjoining the restaurant. Tended using all organic methods, including using spent grain from the brewery as mulch, our gardens feature a profusion of vegetation among elements of wood, water, fire, and stone. Fruit trees, a small pine forest, stands of bamboo, sugarcane, and papyrus, elms, acacia, and olive trees, and numerous herbs and flowering plants create a harmonious refuge from a busy world. For the especially contemplative, a glassy pool flows into a serene koi pond on the patio. Green shady lawns and a small brook cascading into a rocky pool turn magical at night, with two stunning fire features and tiny lights sparkling among the trees.
Architecture
Our restaurant encompasses nearly 12,000 square feet of beautiful dining space in addition to our lush one-acre beer garden. The building embodies our affinity for melding organic features with raw urban components, as elements of wood, metal, stone and water combine to create a compelling environment. Tall bamboo stalks growing from a bed of smooth river rocks contrast gracefully with a steel stairway topped by a rebar balustrade, while warm wooden tabletops and a curving indoor bar complement the angles of the concrete and stone walls. Our goal of reducing our environmental impact is reflected in our choice of construction and furnishing materials: reclaimed wood and bricks, stones collected on site, and quarried stone and leather “rejects” all serve to promote sustainability as well as beauty. Our World Bistro & Gardens have been honored with the 2007 Orchids and Onions People’s Choice Award for architecture and the 2009 ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) President’s award.
