Farina is a project that levitates between the gravitas of millennia-old culinary traditions and lightness and free-spirited nature of San Francisco’s Mission District.  Housed in an abandoned cookie-factory, the project creates a dining experience in which materials, textures, and lighting harmonize with the authentic simplicity of the cuisine being served. The reclaimed material palette of thick marble slabs, solid wood, and blackened steel lends a sense of both warmth and permanence.  The marble counters are composed of antique hand-hewn sinks and drain board fragments sourced from an Italian salvage yard, reassembled as sculptures of domestic archaeology. The table tops were laser-cut from the original vintage building signage and the original dough mixing handles were salvaged for the entry door.

All elements of Farina including the serpentine steel storefront, marble counters, wooden furniture, and built-in casework were custom designed by Studio Terpeluk and executed by local fabricators.