PIZZA 4P'S BKK1
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Completed 2022
Restaurant, 465sqm
INDE Awards 2023, Social Space_SHORTLISTED
Digital publication: Archdaily
Bloom Architecture transforms plastic waste into the material of the new Pizza 4P's restaurant in Phnom Penh
This innovative and conscious concept demonstrates the role of creatives such as Bloom to turn a challenge of today in South East Asia - the plastic polluting our environment - to become a source of happiness for tomorrow - louvers for the brand new flagship restaurant for Pizza 4P's
7.8 tons of plastic (the equivalent of the waste for 70 persons over a year) were collected from Milk boxes, snack bags, straws, food containers and market boxes in order to be recycled by Plasticpeople to fabricate louvers which will dress the interiors of the restaurant and protect the glass facade from sun radiation.
Sitting at the corner of a busy crossroad of the BKK1 district of Phnom Penh, this colorful open structure acts as a symbol of contemporary society.
Expanding on the zero waste concept from Pizza 4P's, not only did the team creatively salvage materials, a plastic recycling hub usable by all patrons will be built into the store.
Together with the owner, constructor and supplier, Bloom developed an architecture which conveys values about using local resources and sustainability to educate the future generation in a fun, attractive way.
Antoine Meinnel - Bloom Architecture
Team: Antoine Meinnel (partner), Cristina Toran (associate in charge), Heng Thanak (associate in charge), Nong Demy (project leader), Korn Seinekoun, Ngeth Choulong, Antoine Contour
Contractor: REDFURNESSE
Supplier: PLASTICPEOPLE
Photographers: Robert Kleiner
