Bronzeville Winery
A destination South side restaurant that creates elevates local voices through food, art, and music.
Bronzeville Winery is the buildout of a new restaurant on Chicago’s South side with a focus on wine, art, and music. The design of the project features a display wall highlighting rotating exhibitions by local artists, spices, and wines. The architecture also creates space to share the restaurant’s local ties and featured offerings, including greens from community gardens and featured wines from Black-owned wineries. A special chef’s table creates an opportunity for diners to engage directly with the culinary team.
Throughout the restaurant, unique recycled materials are foregrounded to create a warm and welcoming aesthetic. These include reclaimed Chicago common brick; synthetic stone from recycled glass; and lighting pendants assembled from scrap steel. Furniture and fixtures reflect the restaurant’s mission to feature local artists and diverse voices. Chairs and tables are designed and built by Titobi Studios (Max Davis Design & Norman Teague Design Studios), and lighting fixtures by Lucy Slivinsiki.
News & Recognition
The Architect’s Newspaper
“Future Firm designs a stylish eatery for Chicago’s South Side Bronzeville neighborhood”
Architect Magazine
“Inside Out: Cultivating a Destination for Community, Local Art, and, of course, Good Wine”
Hospitality Design
“Bronzeville Winery Opens in Chicago”
Info
Location: Bronzeville, Chicago
Client: Eric Williams & Cecilia Cuff
Progress/Year: Completed, 2022
Team
Builder: B. Leonard Construction
Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Engineer: EdiFel Designs
Photography: Daniel Kelleghan Photography
312-598-1567
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226 S. Wabash Ave. Ste 500
Chicago, IL 60604
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