Yeppa & Co. Restaurant

ASD|SKY designed a unique 7,000 SF restaurant project in Buckhead Village, Atlanta featuring Italian cuisine, a U-shaped bar, a secret bar entrance, and contrasting light and dark interior themes.

Firm
  • area / size 7,000 sqft
  • Year 2023
  • Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States,
  • Type Restaurant,

    • ASD|SKY provided architecture and interior architecture of this one-of-a-kind 7,000 SF adaptive re-use restaurant project celebrating Italian food, strong coffee, and Formula One racing in Buckhead Village. The passion project of former racecar driver, Pietro Gianni, and co-owners of Atlanta staples Storico Fresco, Forza Storico, and Storico Vino, this restaurant pays homage to architect Stephen Peterson’s mentor, a man known as “Yeppa” for his unusual exclamation.

    Featuring a kitchen, an imposing U-shaped bar that is nested in the heart of the dining room, a small patio, and wall-sized glass doors that open to the outside, this imaginative space features one more surprise: a secret bar accessed by ringing a bell on the side of Yeppa and Co.’s garage door entrance.

    The bulk of Yeppa consisted of light wood offset by dark paint colors and featuring bright aqua accents; and its counterpart ‘Dryver’ is a dark lounge with moody neon installations, slick high-gloss table tops, and a Formula One car mounted to the ceiling.

    Design: ASD|SKY
    MEP Consultant: Salas O’Brien
    Structural Engineer: Shear
    Photography: Garey Gomez