A converted warehouse. High ceilings. Patio-style chairs. Wood-burning stoves in a massive open kitchen, reminiscent of an Italian piazza.
Cass Calder Smith recounts his proudest, most influential — and very first — restaurant design project with fondness. Restaurant Lulu in San Francisco catapulted Smith, a graduate student at UC Berkeley at the time, into the architectural spotlight. Since then, he has been internationally recognized for high-profile designs at his own firm, Cass Calder Smith…
