BARTOLOMEO'S RESTAURANT

Willowbrook, IL       

Bartolomeo's (now Giordano's) is a 12,000 SF custom restaurant designed for gourmet Italian dishes as well as pizza.  The Client requested a rustic and unique interior to draw patrons.  The building has multiple levels for dining as well as a sunken pit waiting area.  The interior finishes are common brick with wood flooring and tile.  The building has three (12' H) main laminated trusses that support the roof as well as an upper level dining area.  This upper level dining was laid out so the patrons walked between the diagonal structural members of the trusses to their tables.  The building corners have two-story glass with two-story spaces at the corners, including a two-story center section to bring light into the interior spaces