Bar Taglio & The Exchange Building
The Exchange Building was already nearly a century into its life when Bar Taglio arrived. Built in 1930 as the home of the Seattle Stock Exchange, the Art Deco landmark gives the intimate bar and restaurant a setting with a history much larger than its footprint. The project works within that existing character, making room for a new reason to enter and spend time in one of downtown Seattle’s defining buildings.
Seattle, WA
Bar & Restaurant
Historic Renovation
5,700 SF
Walnut millwork and integrated bar storage establish the material language of the restaurant interior, with brass detailing and blue velvet seating providing contrast.
Fluted walnut wraps the curved architectural elements, extending the restaurant’s millwork vocabulary from cabinetry to larger spatial features.
The bar is framed in walnut with curved corners and ribbed detailing.
A simple mural wall forms a distinctive backdrop to the reception area, where planting, artwork and low seating introduce a more hospitality-driven arrival experience than a traditional transitional lobby.
The compact espresso and cocktail bar uses a curved walnut counter, integrated display niches and metal detailing to organize service within the dining room.
Built-in banquette seating occupies the perimeter of the restaurant, pairing leather upholstery with marble tabletops, bentwood chairs and a perforated metal base.
The restaurant bar consolidates beverage service within a millwork enclosure, using curved profiles and ribbed walnut to distinguish it from the exposed structure beyond.
