casual dining restaurant • Washington, DC

As true with each of CORE’s designs Policy is one-of-a-kind. The ground floor, which is the main dining area, has channeled leather booths, black tin ceiling panels, and glass tile that create the upscale diner environment. The red booths are wrapped in black millwork and tile and have inlaid lighting fixtures creating ample dining light while maintaining the dim atmosphere that is consistent throughout the restaurant.

A glowing yellow stair hall leads guests upstairs to the lounge, where steel fabricated architectural details and vinyl booths complement the décor used in the dining room but graffiti-tagged walls, an eclectic grouping of chandeliers, a marble and glass bar, and exposed structural and mechanical systems create a more open and airy space.

Photography by Michael Moran.