COMMERCIAL · RESTAURANT · SALT LAKE CITY

The Engine

Room

An industrial-chic dining environment that honors the building's mechanical heritage. Exposed steel, reclaimed wood, and amber lighting forge an atmosphere that feels both rugged and refined — a space where the food and the room compete for attention, equally.


CATEGORY
CATEGORY
Restaurant
Restaurant
Full Interior Remodel
Full Interior Remodel
2026
180
180
SCOPE
SCOPE
SEATING CAPACITY
SEATING CAPACITY
YEAR

"The building had decades of stories pressed into its steel. Our job was to let them breathe."

The Engine Room occupies a former industrial warehouse whose bones demanded to be respected. Rather than smooth over the history, the design leans into it — exposing original cast-iron columns, preserving the worn concrete floors, and letting the ceiling's tangle of ducts and beams become the room's most arresting feature.

Reclaimed timber from a demolished mill warms the raw shell, while amber pendant clusters echo the glow of an old forge. The result is a dining room that feels earned — as though it was always here, waiting to be uncovered.

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Palette


DEEP MAHOGANY

RECLAIMED OAK

AMBER GLOW

CRIMSON LEATHER

RAW STEEL