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V O L . X X V N O. X V J U LY 2 2 , 2 0 1 9 26 R E A L E S TAT E / C O N S T R U C T I O N / D E S I G N F O C U S principal David Matero notes that not all owners have a lot to spend on decor or lighting, forcing designers to be more resourceful. "Typically in our architecture," he says, "we do as much as we can with as little as they can afford." Portland's time to shine In Portland, Kaplan ompson has been designing restaurants since long before the city became trendy. It started with Miyake, Masa Miyake's Old Port sushi spot that won a 2012 award from the American Association of Architects that's widely regarded as a breakout moment for Portland's foodie scene. "Other than Street and Co., which has a unique design, and Fore Street, I felt like that was one of the first times somebody paid a lot of attention to interior design," notes Jim Brady, the developer behind Portland's Press Hotel and Union Restaurant and a planned waterfront hotel set to break ground this October. "Since then, others are starting to do the same." While Kaplan ompson didn't set out to develop a restaurant specialty, principal Phil Kaplan says that one proj- ect led to more in the field. "After we had done five or six projects, we started thinking about what we were going to concentrate on, and that was one of the things we were really excited about," he says at the firm's Exchange St. office, seated at a conference table with a map of Portland under glass. Kaplan ompson's work is all over that map. Besides Miyake and Sagamore Hill Lounge, its local portfolio includes- David's Opus 10, Bao Bao Dumpling House in the West End and Bird Dog Roadhouse in Cape Elizabeth. It also helped Blyth & Burrows owner Josh Miranda with permitting and layout of his craft cocktail bar and small-plates locale on Exchange Street. Miranda did the interiors himself, with some assistance. ere's even a secret entrance to a bar-within-a bar that caters to mix- ology geeks. One is Kaplan, who sees a lot in common between mixing drinks and architectural design: "You have a finite set of elements to work with but you can recombine them in creative ways, and elevate something ordinary into something unique." » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E www.bowmanconstructors.com 207.368.2405 info@bowmanconstructors.com "Bowman's commitment to the project and the owner's success was real, and made the project the success that it is." - Mike Sealander - Sealander Architects CN Brown has a variety of rate plans that are suitable for the smallest businesses to the largest en es. Choose a plan based on your business's size and unique needs. cnbrownenergy.com/commercial-fuel/commercial-electricity Backed by superior service and reliability! > Electricity > Hea ng Oil > Kerosene > Propane > Natural Gas > Gasoline > Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel > Off-road Diesel Comprehensive energy op ons for your business Larger doesn't necessarily mean better, and smaller doesn't necessarily mean easier. — Lauren Reiter Reiter Architecture & Design Lauren Reiter, owner of Reiter Architecture & Design, in Lolita P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY

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