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
Apapacho's Coffee Bar opened its doors in 2018 in a narrow and small space in the Historic Center of Queretaro. After nearly 5 years of operation, they decided to remodel “La Barra”, a gathering space for many, which gave us the privilege of collaborating with this café and renowned mural artist from the region, Renata Martínez.
Project name
El Apapacho Coffee Bar
Location
Querétaro, Mexico
Principal architect
Luis Carlos Aguilar González
Collaborators
Renata Martinez, Mauricio Challu
Client
El Apapacho Queretaro
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Bar
A recent addition to the city’s buzzing nightlife strip, Senopati, Valhalla launched in November 2022 set on creating a new and distinct clubbing experience in Jakarta. For this project, Bitte was tasked to come up with a multi-functional design that includes a club area and private rooms, while still leaving the space flexible for possible future...
Architecture firm
Bitte Design Studio
Location
Senopati, South Jakarta, Indonesia
Photography
Ernest Theofilus
Principal architect
Chrisye Octaviani, Seno Widyantoro
Design team
Yudi Andrean, Cinintya Citra
Interior design
Bitte Design Studio
Civil engineer
PT Setara Karya Permata
Structural engineer
PT Setara Karya Permata
Environmental & MEP
PT Setara Karya Permata
Construction
PT Setara Karya Permata
Supervision
Bitte Design Studio, PT Setara Karya Permata
Material
exposed concrete, concrete roster, corten steel, mirror
Visualization
Bitte Design Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar
In-Depth is a cafe where quality coffee, shisha and bar services are offered. By creating gradients of colour, light and shadow in waves, we are presenting every visitor a visual appetiser as a welcoming gesture.
Architecture firm
ABT Design Studio
Location
Central, Hong Kong
Photography
Alice Cheung, Max Suen
Design team
ABT Design Studio
Interior design
ABT Design
Lighting
Eclipse Vertical Light by Dechem Studio
Visualization
Alice Cheung
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustration
Construction
Confidential
Material
Glass brick, cement paint, champagne gold stainless steel
Typology
Residential › Café and Bar
Imagine a sanctuary ensconced in the woods. One wouldn’t believe such scenery exists in the midst of urban chaos that is Jakarta. In the city that knows no shortage of dining and lifestyle establishments, BIKO Group, a lifestyle company behind many distinguished F&B destinations in Indonesia, came up with a restaurant and a bar that combine the old...
Project name
Acta & Black Pond Tavern
Architecture firm
Bitte Design Studio
Location
Jl Asia Afrika No 1, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Indonesia
Photography
Fostive Visual
Principal architect
Agatha Carolina, Chrisye Octaviani, Yohanes Seno Widyantoro
Interior design
Bitte Design Studio
Built area
acta - 580 m², black pond - 280 m²
Civil engineer
Tjha Hence
Structural engineer
Tjha Hence
Environmental & MEP
Lalan
Construction
Dwitunggal Mandirijaya
Lighting
Bitte Design Studio
Supervision
Bitte Design Studio
Material
metal roofing, marble, terrazzo, natural wood, texture paint
Visualization
Bitte Design Studio
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Client
PT Fujin Sumber Rasa
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant, Bar
