The project “GanBei”, meaning cheers in Chinese, transformed a partitionless room for rent into a timeless after dark lounge. Located in the cradle of cutting-edge technologies of Taiwan, this vintage bar serves hi-tech engineers and yetties as a grand escape from reality, crossing through space and time with whiskey and wine.
Architecture firm
Mojo Design Studio
Location
Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Photography
Dirk Heindoerfer Photography
Principal architect
Angie Chang
Design team
Ching-Hsiang Peng
Interior design
Mojo Design Studio
Landscape
In the City Center
Lighting
Mojo Design Studio
Typology
Hospitality › Bar
Astana is a young capital, so locations with history can be counted on the fingers. One of them is a music pub The Friendlys. The spirit of history is an English traditional establishment with elements of industrial style and American bar.Here many years ago opened one of the oldest legendary pubs of the city. Changed owners of the premises, concep...
Project name
The Friendlys. Music pub in Astana
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Photography
Gleb Kramchaninov
Principal architect
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Design team
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Collaborators
Workshop Goryachev, Ekaterina Parichyk (Text), Sergey Bekmukhanbetov (Masters of image style), Rustam Minnekhanov (Masters of image style)
Interior design
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Civil engineer
Kvadrat architects
Structural engineer
Kvadrat architects
Environmental & MEP
Kvadrat architects
Landscape
Kvadrat architects
Lighting
Kvadrat architects
Supervision
Kvadrat architects
Visualization
Kvadrat architects
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, AutoCAD
Construction
Kvadrat architects
Material
Wool, stainless steel, painted glass, metal
Typology
Commercial › Bar
The speakeasy place with a 150-year-old root over the bar counter, decorations, collected atflea markets of different countries and a cocktail lab on the second floor.
Project name
The speakeasy experimental bar in Astana
Architecture firm
Kvadrat Architects
Location
Astana, Kazakhstan
Photography
Gleb Kramchaninov
Principal architect
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Design team
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Collaborators
Masters of image style: Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov. Text: Ekaterina Parichyk
Interior design
Sergey Bekmukhanbetov, Rustam Minnekhanov
Civil engineer
Kvadrat Architects
Structural engineer
Kvadrat Architects
Environmental & MEP
Kvadrat Architects
Lighting
Kvadrat Architects
Supervision
Kvadrat Architects
Visualization
Kvadrat Architects
Construction
Kvadrat Architects
Typology
Hospitality › Bar
Oh! Tea brings bubble tea, a sweet and refreshing beverage originated in Asia, to the Buenos Aires market. The brand's designed locations maintain a consistent theme—a technological and futuristic look inspired by cities like Hong Kong and Seoul.
Architecture firm
Vang Studios
Location
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Principal architect
Vang Studios
Interior design
Vang Studios
Typology
Hospitality › Bar, Bubble TEA Bar
A courtyard-style hot spring resort hotel will be opened in an aesthetic creative park outside the North Fifth Ring Road of Beijing. Its architecture, interior and landscape are all designed by Soong Lab+. Coloratus Bar, located on the second floor of the hotel room zone, is the first small experience space completed in the whole project. It is sho...
Project name
Emotional Prologue: Coloratus Bar
Architecture firm
Soong Lab+
Principal architect
Wang Songtao
Design team
Jane Zhang, Xiaoyu Wang, Shuai Li, Mengya Chang, Shujun Yang
Collaborators
Soft Furnishing: AtelierTing; Product: AtelierTing, relife
Construction
Jiangsu Feiyi Construction Engineering Co., LTD
Material
Terrazzo, Latex Paint, Steel Plate, Stainless Steel
Typology
Hospitality › Bar › Leisure Space
Set within the heart of the village of Ansião, the focus of this project was the renovation an old games room, that was part of a restaurant, Tarouca Gastro Bar. In its essence, the project aimed at giving the space a new dynamic that would give it a welcoming ambience, not only for people going for a meal, but also for relaxing and socialising.
Project name
Tarouca Gastro Bar
Architecture firm
Bruno Dias Arquitectura
Location
Avenida Dr. Vítor Faveiro, Ansião, Portugal
Photography
Hugo Santos Silva
Principal architect
Bruno Lucas Dias
Design team
Bruno Lucas Dias, Tânia Matias, Cristiana Henriques
Collaborators
Carpentry: Limocos. Electricity: Celso Marques. Floors: Paumarc. Blackouts/Sofas: Decorativa 2000. Acclimatization: Climapronto
Material
Pine wood and plywood
Client
Tarouca Gastro Bar
Typology
Hospitality › Bar, renovation of an old games room
Owners Joe Sundberg, Rachel Johnson, and Patrick Thalasinos have opened their second restaurant on a small neighborhood street in Seattle. Rupee Bar, a follow up to the trio’s well-regarded restaurant Manolin also designed in collaboration with Heliotrope Architects was built entirely by the owners themselves. Inspired by the owners’ journeys to So...
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Photography
Noah Forbes, Nate Watters, Aaron Leitz
Collaborators
Construction: Built by Owner
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Hospitality, Bar
The project is located near the business circle of Taiyuan Vientiane City, which is the core business activity area of the whole city. It is also located in the urban tourist attraction area, making it quiet, independent and convenient. As a place gathered in the center of the city, relying on the bars in the surrounding business centers, the desig...
Project name
Natural Asylum - Cereal Whisky Bar in Taiyuan, China
Architecture firm
HOOOLDESIGN Studio
Location
No. 9, Yonghe Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Principal architect
Han Lei
Design team
Han Lei, JiLL, Huang Debing, Li Jingyi, Zhi Pengfei, Zhang Wei, Toren Tseng
Collaborators
LST Lighting Design，JC COLOR DESIGN CENTRE
Interior design
HOOOLDESIGN Studio
Lighting
LST Lighting Design
Material
JC COLOR DESIGN CENTR
Typology
Hospitality › Bar
