Set within the ground floor retail space of a landmarked Berlin building, Flip-N-Fry’s flagship hamburger restaurant sets out to be upbeat, family-friendly and unmistakably memorable. Designed as a repeatable prototype, the interior uses colour, material and light to create a spatial identity that diners will instantly associate with the experience of a proper burger, done well.

Colour is key here. The long, narrow plan is organised through bold zoning, with the ordering point and main dining area washed in yellow, while the kitchen and food pickup zone shift to terracotta. A matching terracotta ceiling visually connects front and back, unifying what is technically a single room. Blue marks the threshold between street and interior, highlighting both the entrance moment and a special table set within the bay window, while the back of house and WCs at the rear continue the blue and white palette. Running throughout is a stainless steel datum line, stitching everything together.

“It’s not just the colours, it’s the textures,” explains partner Ester Bruzkus of Bruzkus Greenberg, the studio behind the design. Architecture and graphic identity were developed in tandem, yet the physical space avoids flat finishes in favour of material expression. Yellow stained wood panels reveal their grain rather than hiding it beneath paint, while the glossy epoxy floor reflects the lighting above. Terracotta mosaic tiles wrap the service counter and surrounding walls, introducing a finer material scale within the saturated palette. Stainless steel appears again in trims and details.

Early planning decisions addressed the constraints of the historic shell. With natural light limited to the street frontage, the original side entrance was re-established to improve circulation. The former entry bay window has been reimagined as a family seating nook, complete with a freestanding table and dedicated pendant, while expanded glazing strengthens the visual link between inside and out.

Bespoke built-in furniture further shapes the interior, from banquette seating combining stainless steel, dyed veneer and soft fabric, to counters that extend seamlessly from the datum line. Distinctive and colourful, Flip-N-Fry delivers an experience that’s designed to be fun, familiar and, above all: delicious.

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Flip-N-Fry Berlin Photography, © Pion Studio / Architecture in a Blink.