RADS mediates street and lobby at Reno’s Bistro

For RADS director Chris Rowlands, the focus began with the consideration of thresholds – how people enter, pause, transition and return. “We were working with two very distinct currents,” he says. “There’s the street-facing espresso rush, where everything moves quickly, and then there’s the internal rhythm of the lobby – slower, quieter, more observational. The design needed to hold and accommodate both without compromising either.”From the street,