UNICO Gastro Bar Orlando: Interior Design by Yumilka Soto

Quick Answer

UNICO Gastro Bar in Orlando, Florida was designed by Yumilka Olivi Soto, founder and principal designer of Visual Studio Plus. The tropical gastrobar concept blends high-energy nightlife texture with warm, layered materials, built for a fast-turning bar and restaurant crowd.

The Brief: A Gastrobar With Its Own Pulse

UNICO needed an interior that could carry both a dinner crowd and a late-night bar crowd in the same footprint, without feeling like two different rooms stitched together. The design leaned into a tropical, high-contrast palette, deep greens, warm woods, and metallic accents, to create a space that reads as upscale during service and energetic once the music picks up.

Design Approach

Lighting was treated as a mood dial rather than a fixed layer. Layered fixtures let the space shift from bright and social early in the evening to moody and close-in as the night goes on. Seating was zoned deliberately: banquettes for groups near the bar, smaller two-tops along the perimeter, so the flow of a busy Orlando gastrobar never bottlenecks at the door.

Related Projects

Mamazzita Gastrobar, Orlando, FL. The Eye Restaurant Lounge, Orlando, FL. The Club at Crafted, Clermont, FL, 2026 Coverings CID Award winner.

About the Designer

Yumilka "Yumi" Soto is the Founder and Principal Designer of Visual Studio Plus, a bilingual (English/Spanish) luxury hospitality and commercial interior design studio serving Denver, CO and Orlando, FL. She holds a 2026 Coverings CID Award and is a NEWH Global Professional member, Rocky Mountain chapter.