Del Mar Highlands’ Sky Deck wins San Diego AIA architectural award

Sky Deck, the restaurant collective in Carmel Valley’s Del Mar Highlands City Heart, was just lately honored for its design.

RDC, the structure and inside design agency that envisioned Sky Deck, obtained a 2022 Advantage Award within the class of inside structure from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), San Diego Chapter on Might 19.

“The acknowledgment of the AIA San Diego with this design award is very significant to our crew of architects and designers at RDC,” stated Mitra Esfandiari, RDC senior principal in a information launch. “RDC collaborated with shopper Pat Donahue to create an genuine and memorable place for the local people to collect and have enjoyable.”

The challenge confronted delays as a result of pandemic however lastly opened in June 2021. 9 eating places and a central cocktail bar are discovered below a high-pitched roof that integrates Douglas Fir wooden, uncovered metal beams and an expansive 35 ft by 60 ft skylight. An elevated outside beer backyard referred to as the Brewer’s Deck, reached by a grand staircase, options three breweries. Inside, a sequence of discovered object artwork installations mirror a “nautical industrial” theme that RDC stated was impressed by the port of San Diego.

The Sky Deck was developed by Donahue Schriber Realty Group as a part of a multi-phase transform of Del Mar Highlands City Heart. The property was acquired by First Washington Realty in April this 12 months.