This Farm to Table Restaurant by TR Studio Celebrates Sustainability Within an Elegant Design.

Just a short journey from London in the South England countryside sits Malverleys, a farm-to-table restaurant by Emily von Opel, designed and built by London-based architecture and interior practice TR Studio. Set against sprawling farmland, the eatery celebrates sustainability with an elegant design.

Headed up by Tom Rutt, the studio stayed in step with the local vernacular—of architectural buildings and Art and Crafts style dwellings—by blending contemporary design choices with antiques to curate a timeless interior.

The space itself features a warm, dark oak floor and a grand pitched roof painted in a dark charcoal high gloss. TR Studio utilised exposed green oak trusses and beams to lend a traditional character to the space. This green oak structure served as one of the base references for the rest of the material palette.

“Our studio fundamentally believes in working closely with the site and the client. We wanted to create a welcoming and homely feeling at Malverleys where the local community feel a sense of belonging, whilst also achieving a level of elegance and detail that defines both the studio and our client,” explains Tom.

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Central to the restaurant is a large Arts & Crafts style chimney with an open fire constructed from red brick and flint. Large floor-to-ceiling glazing surrounds it, balancing the traditional with modern. Above, oversized voluminous Phantom pendant lights by Normann Copenhagen made from a semi-transparent resin hang from the vaulted ceiling, paired with a dried flower and foliage installation from London-based Fleur by Ottilie.

Designed with restaurant theatre in mind, TR Studio created a dual cocktail bar and open kitchen counter so that guests can watch the buzz and hustle of the kitchen. A vintage French sideboard multi-tasks as a waiter station for crockery and cutlery, as well as a low-level room divider, partitioning the restaurant space from the cocktail bar and kitchen counter.

Linking the interior to the exterior terrace dining area, the glazing continues to wrap the restaurant space, flooding it with natural light. Linen and wool blend Marsh Green curtains soften and frame the view to landscaped gardens and orchards outside.

“The project is crucially about materials, details, and layering – it doesn’t reveal itself all in one visit but should continue to offer surprises and a level of craft that is synonymous with the local area,” Tom concludes.

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[Images courtesy of TR Studio. Photography by Adam Lynk.]