finalist casual restaurant Soda & Swine Photos by ZACK BENSON PHOTOGRAPHY University of California, San Diego Abandoning campus dive bars and cafeteria haunts for a more progressive dining experience at the University of California San Diego, local firm BASILE Studio crafted the third location of Soda & Swine (joining another San Diego outpost and one in nearby La Jolla) to transport students to an otherworldly destination right in their own backyard. Spanning 14,000 square feet, the highlight of the 111-seat space is the oversized patio. Here, the design team incorporated the Japanese shou sugi ban wood-burning technique to achieve a blackened effect on the exterior siding, while a 14-foot-long quilted steel fireplace- inspired by antique alcohol kilns one might find in a forest-grounds the 30-foot-long cedar communal table. The retro-inspired ribbed steel exterior doors, meanwhile, are done in gold automotive paint for a bit of sparkle and subtle glamour. Owner and Operator CH Projects Architecture and Interior Design Firm BASILE Studio, San Diego hospitalitydesign.com October 2020 133http://www.hospitalitydesign.com