Firecracker Thai Kitchen
Foreword
Firecracker Thai Kitchen, which is currently located within the Salt City Market in downtown Syracuse has expressed its interest in moving to an empty building in downtown Syracuse, on South Salina Street. The original structure was constructed in 1925 and historically operated commerical functions such as a restaurant, a bank, and most recently a hair salon. The building utilizes the Neoclassical architectural style - the style became a national trend post WWI. With its Euro-Centric design of the building structure, and the surroundings, one of the main goal of the project was to create a design that would decolonize the eurocentric design of the building, introducing Thai elements into the site, while preserving the form of the building, as it is in the process of being registered as a national historic building. Through series of design processes and drawings, many alternations were made to accomodate unification of the both floors, which was seperated in previous venues.
About the Site
The site is located on South Warren Street, in downtown Syracuse. South Salina Street and South Warren Street are downtown Syracuse’s traditional roads which occupies many residential units in the above retail and office spaces. Syracuse prides itself in its diverse background of demographics, and the city itself is willing to accept more diversity. Downtown Syracuse in the area provides the city with a collaborative identity and positively impacts the people in the thriving community. With the city’s diverse background and willingness to accept new cultures, renovation of the building with the Firecracker Kitchen will help the community economy, as well as cultural representation of the Thai community in the Syracuse area. According to the downtown residents, 77% of the people said that downtown Syracuse needs expanded restaurant hours, and with the newly renovated Firecraker Thai Kitchen on S Warren St, Syracuse residents will have more options at night to dine in.
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