Edinburgh · Glasgow · Scotland
What we do
Bar design, restaurant design, pub design and cafe design for independent operators and multi-site groups. Built around service flow, atmosphere, durability and the operational details that make a venue work commercially — not just look good on launch night.
More on bar interior design —Brand activation design for drinks events, pop-ups, product launches and brand experience environments. Fast turnaround, high impact, designed for social coverage and commercial return.
More on brand activations —Multi-use venues that handle daytime service through late-night events. Designed for durability, flexibility and an atmosphere that competes with the high street. Includes Strathclyde Students' Union — ranked #1 in Scotland.
More on student union design —Distillery design, heritage centre design and visitor attraction interiors that tell a story, manage throughput and convert footfall into retail spend. Working from Edinburgh out to the Highlands.
More on visitor centres —Every project includes hospitality branding as standard. We design the space and the identity as one system, not two separate briefs.
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Why Rough
We're different in three ways. The brief starts with numbers — target covers, spend per head, operational model — not a mood board. The design is tested against how the space actually operates: staff flow, service points, peak capacity, not just how it looks. And we stay on site through build, fit out and snagging, not just through concept approval.
What you see in the renders is what you get in reality. That's the difference between a decorator and a commercial interior designer.
A design studio that thinks like an operator, delivers like a contractor, and creates like an artist.
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The process
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The business, the numbers, the commercial reality.
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Brand-led creative direction with commercial intent.
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Layouts, specification, FF&E, tied to performance.
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On site, on time, on budget — through fit out, snagging, and opening night.
Frequently asked questions
We're a commercial interior design studio and hospitality designer — we design bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs, hotels, brand activations, student unions, visitor centres and distillery experiences. The common thread is commercial performance: every project is designed around revenue, footfall and operations, not just aesthetics.
Yes. Restaurant design is core to what we do — we've designed restaurants in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Same approach as the rest of our hospitality work: brief starts with commercial targets, design is built around service flow and operations, and we deliver on site through fit out and snagging.
It depends on scope. A bar or cafe fit out in Edinburgh might start from £80k. A student union or visitor centre project could be £500k–£2M+. We work to a capex sheet on every project and design to the budget from day one. We'll tell you early if the brief and the budget don't match — no surprises at tender.
A single-venue bar or restaurant is typically 12–16 weeks from briefing to opening. Brand activations can be faster — we've delivered in as little as 4 weeks. Larger projects like student unions or visitor centres run longer depending on stakeholder sign-off and procurement. We give you a realistic programme at the start.
Edinburgh is home, but our hospitality interior design work covers Glasgow, the Highlands, the central belt and further afield across the UK. We've designed bars in Glasgow, restaurants in Edinburgh, student unions at Strathclyde, and brand activations from Scotland to London.
We think like operators. The brief starts with commercial targets — covers, spend per head, dwell time — not mood boards. The design is tested against how the space actually runs, and we stay on site through build and snagging. A decorator can make a room look good. A commercial interior designer designs the whole system.
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