The Studio’s team embraced the brief for Barbajean as a context driven conversion project and they were influenced and inspired by all that characterises the village. Dingli is one of Malta’s most beloved belvedere desinations, with unparalleled sea views and landscapes.

The design concept for Barbajean, took cues from typical Maltese faċċata (façade), its coloured timber doors, glass antiporta, informal parapet steps and the mid-century terrazzo architrave tradition.

The eatery has been shaped from the inside out as a customised design statement, ranging from the signage to the furniture to the light fixtures and the bar space recalls the elegance of European Art-Deco bistros. The space features three slender repeating arches, which are lit with neon accents and calligraphy rendered in a pale pink, speckled terrazzo.