Piraña Bar Restaurant in Balham, South London Property, New Retail Interior, Architecture Images
Piraña Bar Restaurant in Balham
South London Commercial Interior, England, UK – design by Sella Concept
25 Sep 2018
Piraña Bar Restaurant
Architects: Sella Concept
Location: 76 Bedford Hill, Balham, South London, England, UK
New Bedford hill Restaurant in Balham

When it comes to revitalising London nightlife, brothers Alastair and Nicholas Heathcote have prior experience. Everything they?ve touched in the last five years their Indian inspired cocktail den The Imperial Durbar and Himalayan haunt The Hill Station in Tooting, as well as their East London venture, the late night Dalston tapas joint La Cabina has become a hit.
Now, they?ve set their sights on Balham, South London?s up and coming neighbourhood du jour, to launch Piraña a South American inspired bar and restaurant located in the area?s emerging nightlife hub of Bedford Hill.

Knowing from experience that a venue can live or die on the design of the space, the brothers turned to Sella Concept the design studio behind recent Pimlico opening Omar?s Place and the café and workspaces of De Beauvoir Block and charged them with designing a new bar brand that could win the hearts of locals and had the potential to expand beyond Balham.

In contrast to Imperial Durbar a point by point recreation of vintage Indian interiors the Heathcote brothers were keen that their new venture avoid drawing too closely from t...