DraftStudio
Est. 2019
Hold Our Pencil ↗
22'-6"18'-0"0 5 10 ft1/4" = 1'-0"

We’re drawing something new.

Scroll to follow the process

Floor Plan No. 001

Bar & Dining — Study

entry → bar

Gesture 01

Entry sequence — first read

ELEVATION A — NORTH

Gesture 02

Bar elevation — rough

Gesture 03

Seating flow study

PENDANT LAYOUT — RCP

Gesture 04

Lighting mood — canopy

01 — Gesture

Every room begins as a feeling.

The first marks are never precious. We draw fast — loose gestures that capture the energy of a space before the constraints arrive. What does it feel like to walk in? Where does the eye land?

Draft Studio / Process Documentation

Material

02 — Material

The palette is chosen before a single wall goes up.

We pin swatches against the light. We hold leather to brass. We argue about the marble until the room tells us which one belongs.

Smoked Brass

HW-04

Hardware

Bar rail + cabinet pulls

Aged Concrete

FL-11

Flooring

Main floor — honed finish

Cognac Leather

UP-07

Upholstery

Banquette + bar stools

Walnut — Oiled

WD-02

Millwork

Bar top + shelving

Parchment Plaster

WL-09

Wall Finish

All walls — venetian

Verde Marble

ST-03

Stone

Bar back + host stand

Material Board — Project 047

42'-0" OVERALL14'-0" CLGDRAFT STUDIOINTERIOR ELEVATION — NORTH WALL

03 — Elevation

The room resolves itself one line at a time.

A

Walnut bar top — 1½" thick

B

Smoked brass pendant

C

Venetian plaster — parchment

D

Cognac leather banquette

Finished restaurant interior with warm pendant lighting over a polished bar and leather banquette seating

04 — The Room

The napkin
becomes
the room.

Marisol — West Village, New York

68-seat bar & dining room / 2024

14weeks

concept to open

68covers

fully sold out

3awards

design recognition

47

05 — Hold Our Pencil

The calendar
opens soon.

Draft is reopening its project calendar for a select number of new commissions. Restaurateurs, bar owners, and hospitality groups who know the room is the first course — this is your moment.

Second-location restaurants

Bar conversions & gut renovations

Multi-concept hospitality groups

Café & counter-service concepts

Names already holding

47/ 60 spots

Intake Form No. 048 — 2026

No spam. We’ll reach out personally when the calendar opens. Commissions begin at $45k.

22'-6"18'-0"0 5 10 ft1/4" = 1'-0"

We’re drawing something new.

Scroll to follow the process

Floor Plan No. 001

Bar & Dining — Study

entry → bar

Gesture 01

Entry sequence — first read

ELEVATION A — NORTH

Gesture 02

Bar elevation — rough

Gesture 03

Seating flow study

PENDANT LAYOUT — RCP

Gesture 04

Lighting mood — canopy

01 — Gesture

Every room begins as a feeling.

The first marks are never precious. We draw fast — loose gestures that capture the energy of a space before the constraints arrive. What does it feel like to walk in? Where does the eye land?

Draft Studio / Process Documentation

Material

02 — Material

The palette is chosen before a single wall goes up.

We pin swatches against the light. We hold leather to brass. We argue about the marble until the room tells us which one belongs.

Smoked Brass

HW-04

Hardware

Bar rail + cabinet pulls

Aged Concrete

FL-11

Flooring

Main floor — honed finish

Cognac Leather

UP-07

Upholstery

Banquette + bar stools

Walnut — Oiled

WD-02

Millwork

Bar top + shelving

Parchment Plaster

WL-09

Wall Finish

All walls — venetian

Verde Marble

ST-03

Stone

Bar back + host stand

Material Board — Project 047

42'-0" OVERALL14'-0" CLGDRAFT STUDIOINTERIOR ELEVATION — NORTH WALL

03 — Elevation

The room resolves itself one line at a time.

A

Walnut bar top — 1½" thick

B

Smoked brass pendant

C

Venetian plaster — parchment

D

Cognac leather banquette

Finished restaurant interior with warm pendant lighting over a polished bar and leather banquette seating

04 — The Room

The napkin
becomes
the room.

Marisol — West Village, New York

68-seat bar & dining room / 2024

14weeks

concept to open

68covers

fully sold out

3awards

design recognition

47

05 — Hold Our Pencil

The calendar
opens soon.

Draft is reopening its project calendar for a select number of new commissions. Restaurateurs, bar owners, and hospitality groups who know the room is the first course — this is your moment.

Second-location restaurants

Bar conversions & gut renovations

Multi-concept hospitality groups

Café & counter-service concepts

Names already holding

47/ 60 spots

Intake Form No. 048 — 2026

No spam. We’ll reach out personally when the calendar opens. Commissions begin at $45k.

010203040506