The Maverick: A 220-seat brasserie in a historic San Antonio building
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The Maverick is a 220-seat restaurant in a historic San Antonio building, bringing the European brasserie tradition to Texas. Cravotta Interiors designed it with Sanders Architecture. It remains one of the most fully realized restaurant projects in the firm’s portfolio.
The brief
The owner wanted a large, serious restaurant with a historic building and a Texas soul. Before a single decision was made, Mark Cravotta and Chris Sanders, principal of Sanders Architecture, flew to London for a week of fieldwork: eating and drinking through the city’s great dining rooms to understand how they work and why they hold up.
Scope
Full restaurant interior, all custom: tables, banquettes, wall cladding, bar, back bar, wine cage, a custom stained glass window and a private dining room. The identity was created by Pentagram Austin.
The design
Everything in The Maverick is custom. The tables, banquettes, wall cladding, bar, back bar and wine cage were all designed for this room and built for it.
A custom stained glass window separates the private dining room from the patio. It shifts the light through the day and changes the character of the room by the hour.
The identity, including the lonesome island steer that marks the building, was created by Pentagram Austin.
- Collaborators
- Architect: Sanders Architecture (Chris Sanders). Identity: Pentagram Austin.
- Materials and makers
- All furniture, bar, back bar, wine cage and wall cladding designed by Cravotta Interiors.