District 1, the restaurant’s namesake is a neighborhood in Saigon that is famous for its cuisine. The owner’s vision for this restaurant was to serve a higher level of Vietnamese food. She wanted her restaurant to reflect the warm and colorful Saigon that she grew up in. This Vietnamese restaurant
We used elements of French Colonial architecture in our design through the use of awnings and soffits and windowed walls. The color pallet of teal, brown and cream with pops of gold and magenta represent the colorful streets of Saigon. We used indirect light in the soffit windows to create the illusion of a cityscape.