07/04/2026
The expansion of Cecconi's at Soho House Mumbai is less about adding space and more about extending a design conversation that was already well underway.
Sliding glass panels, framed by verdant planters, govern the shift between inside and out. Open, the space breathes. An alfresco dining experience that feels unhurried and generous. Closed, it pulls back into a climate-controlled enclosure, intimate and considered. The architecture adapts to the occasion, not the other way around.
What grounds it all is materiality. The original wooden trellis ceiling is retained, its warmth and texture a deliberate anchor. Rattan-clad exterior columns carry the interior language outward, while unchanged flooring ensures the transition feels seamless rather than stitched together. The exterior walls, adorned with captivating paintings, echo the rattan paneling found within the restaurant, so the design vocabulary doesn't stop where the building does.
Inside, warm timber and woven rattan set the tone a quiet synthesis of contemporary design and traditional Indian craft. Refined without being precious. Grounded without feeling heavy.
The result is a space that holds room for both an intimate dinner and an expansive open-air gathering, shifting between the two with very little effort.
