Purple Cow, a local restaurant franchise, modeled after the classic diners of the 1950s, decided to make its fourth new home within an expanding new urbanism community called the Village at Hendrix, located on the edge of Hendrix College. Along with two other commercial tenants, the Purple Cow restaurant is housed on the ground level of a new multi-use building, while the two upper stories of the building provide the Hendrix college with additional student housing. Situated within the corner tenant space, the restaurant occupies 4,000 square feet of space and seats over 230 people inside and out, with views that open up to the adjacent square’s green space.
Finishes throughout the interiors were streamlined to still capture the classic look of the 1950s diner. Stainless steel accents were used throughout the space making a bold statement, whether used as a protective wall board, corner guard, sliding track doors, or continuous foot rail at the curved soda bar. The most prominent feature are accents of stained purple and black “spots” in sealed concrete floors, highlighting the restaurants trademark logo. Walls were accented with a sequined vinyl wallcovering, further adding to glamour of the 1950s diner feel.
