CLIENT REQUIREMENT
To create a chill-out place for the young and the restless, that was trending, buzzing and yet casual, the need of the hour of the western suburb. Or in the owner’s own words, “To create another Copa…” (Copa Bar Juhu owned by the same owners)

CHALLENGES

14000 square feet of open space, designing a layout that not only looks great and busy, but also is functional given the huge space. Balancing elements of space, elements while keeping the look very casual and keeping the costs down, to suit the clientele profile of the area.

SOLUTIONS

To integrate different crowd sets, one from 7pm to 12 and another from 1am till 3am (in those good old heady days when bars were allowed to be open later than 1am!) Retro rock theme that was edgy yet classy was zeroed in on. So, that the place could start off with easy rock ballads and then continue on with house music that was complemented with ochre lighting making the place night-clubbish.

A deck was made to house the DJ that was clubbed as a stage. Instead of supporting the deck from below and obstructing the passage below, the deck was supported from the ceiling. The pole that supported the deck was converted into a dancing pole, converting it into a pole dancing arena for fun. Many a voluntary spontaneous pole dancers paid tribute to the pole, untill the moral police forced a closure!

HIGHLIGHTS

Functional layout, aesthetic elements, and an effective blend of lights, space, foliage and raw surfaces. The Swing Chairs, a small indoor hall, long bar, brick pizza oven, sheesha lounge, bright and chirpy ambience. The place was designed to come across as a fun, non-pretentious and come-as-you-are hangout joint.