ATX Cocina, a modern Mexican restaurant in downtown Austin, is designed as a ring of sunlit cozy rooms around a completely open communal kitchen that beckons guests in with texture and pattern interplay. A vaulted ceiling of hemlock and pine arches elegantly over the open kitchen and greenhouse like dining rooms, which are furnished with pecan table tops and floors, custom cast concrete pendant lights, colorful fabrics and local artwork.

Blackened steel cabinetry, concrete tile floors and copper accents complement the warm natural woods. Sitting above the bustling street with large windows and soft drapery, the restaurant allows for enchanting views from the restaurant to Lady Bird Lake beyond.

The challenge in the design of ATX Cocina was to develop an elevated yet comfortable and communal dining experience, all within a prescriptively commercial building shell comprised of concrete structure and a full-height glass facade.