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PARX GRILL Interior architecture and lighting for U.S. steakhouses have been visually predictable since the introduction of the genre in chain format or in the occasional regional specialty restaurant. Some destinations are decidedly upscale, often with a preponderance of dark woods, deep-tone leather and functional lighting that gives the space a British men’s club overtone. Mid- and popular-priced steakhouses often take their theme from expanded roadside eateries, informal and using a design vernacular in keeping with their locales. For the Parx Grill, the 5,000-sq ft, top-of-the-line steakhouse within the Parx Casino, the owners had in mind a jewel box of a dining destination. “The client did want to retain features such as dark woods, leather, wine display and a fireplace, but with a contemporary spin,” says architect Richard Mark, interior design principal at the Philadelphia office of KlingStubbins. The casino was clear about wanting a dining environment with clean modern lines and contemporary finishes that could hold its own in any upscale urban commercial district. Located on the same site as the former Philadelphia Park racetrack in Bensalem, PA, bordering the Philadelphia city line, Parx Casino draws from a 30-mile radius, a mixed urban/suburban market. When it was time to plan for the Parx Grill, “The ultimate design goal of the Grill’s management was a steakhouse that communicates the image of an oasis within the busy milieu of the casino’s machines and gam- Parx Grill’s contemporary approach to the traditional steakhouse interior intermixes lighting with sculptural architectural forms at a Philadelphia-area casino BY VILMA BARR Steakhouse Well Done The Photos: Jeffrey Totaro entry of the restaurant includes several design flourishes. MR16 entry frame behind is uplighted by the same in-floor fixtures. 86 May 2011 | LD+A www.ies.org
PARX GRILL downlights illuminate the glass art on the clear glass étagère, while in-floor wallwashers graze a screen of overlapping wood panels. The red wooden www.ies.org LD+A | May 2011 87
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