{"id":97275,"date":"2026-03-17T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=97275"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:10:06","slug":"design-dish-arquet","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/trending\/2026\/03\/17\/design-dish-arquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Dish: Arquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A space inside the Ferry Building that once housed an iconic San Francisco eatery is transformed for a new culinary destination<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-1024x766.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-1536x1148.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3.png 1894w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20766%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97274 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20766%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-1024x766.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-1536x1148.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3.png 1894w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA3-1024x766.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristenloken.com\/\">Kristen Loken<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For anyone who lived in the Bay Area in the past 20 years, the Slanted Door inside the Ferry Building might have been a go-to dining destination. After moving in the spring of 2025 back to it&#8217;s original location in the Mission District, the space needed a new prize asset for foodies and tourists alike. In came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arquetrestaurant.com\/\">Arquet,<\/a> by Chef Alex Hong of Michelin-starred&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sorrelrestaurant.com\/\">Sorrel<\/a>, that celebrates his signature clean California cuisine that is fired by a wood-burning oven. In order to make the space feel fresh and akin to his concept, the team enlisted <a href=\"https:\/\/studiokda.com\/\">Studio KDA<\/a> to get the job done. &#8220;In hospitality and commercial settings especially, we design with intention at every scale, considering both the guest experience and the operational rhythm behind the scenes,&#8221; says Marites Abueg. &#8220;From the outset, the clients were clear that the restaurant needed to feel genuinely welcoming\u2014an inclusive place people could visit comfortably, regardless of time or occasion. That emotional brief guided every design decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The restaurant occupies an impressive 8,500-square-feet inside the iconic Ferry Building and therefore needed to feel intimate and welcoming. &#8220;Maintaining an open floor plan was essential, with uninterrupted sight lines from the entrance through the kitchen and out to the bay beyond. This transparency reinforces a feeling of connection\u2014between guests, the space, and its surroundings,&#8221; she recalls. &#8220;Ultimately, the shared vision was to create a restaurant rooted in conviviality and return\u2014a place people would come back to again and again.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1024x675.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1536x1013.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-2048x1351.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1920x1266.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20675%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97272 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20675%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1536x1013.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-2048x1351.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1920x1266.png 1920w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/StudioKA1-1024x675.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristenloken.com\/\">Kristen Loken<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The team wanted the overall design to play a supporting role to Chef Hong&#8217;s textured, color-forward menu and therefore, took the direction in a more warm, minimalist tone. &#8220;The neutral-toned design draws from Oaxacan, Japanese and Nordic minimalist aesthetics which sounds like an unusual combination until you realize that&#8217;s precisely the Bay Area sensibility\u2014globally literate, locally grounded, never pretentious about it,&#8221; says Abueg. They installed ash-wood tables, organic ceramic vessels, cacti and one large photograph of the Big Sur coastline that celebrate their love for Northern California. But it&#8217;s the restaurant&#8217;s signature plaster openings, corners and motifs that make a significant visual impact. Inspired by the name Arquet, that means &#8216;little arches,&#8217; these details create soft harmony throughout. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-683x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-97278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20683%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97278 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20683%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-1920x2880.jpg 1920w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lounge-Corner_KL_MT-copy-683x1024.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photos by Kristen Loken<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When asked how Chef felt about the final design prior to the opening, Abueg recalls, &#8220;Alex told us the space felt like him. The warmth of the ash wood, the way the light moves through those arches at different hours of the day, the open kitchen pulling you in the moment you cross the threshold \u2014 he said it all felt like an extension of his cooking philosophy rather than a backdrop to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3512,"featured_media":97273,"template":"","categories":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Design Dish: Arquet | California Home+Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/trending\/2026\/03\/17\/design-dish-arquet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Design Dish: Arquet | California 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