{"id":4660,"date":"2016-01-14T18:13:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T18:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2016-01-21T17:24:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T17:24:25","slug":"hospitality-design-nc-design-and-architecture-is-behind-a-new-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brabbu.com\/en\/news-events\/interior-design\/hospitality-design-nc-design-and-architecture-is-behind-a-new-bar","title":{"rendered":"HOSPITALITY DESIGN: NC DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE IS BEHIND A NEW BAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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This Hong Kong speakeasy by NC De<\/strong>sign and Architecture<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is disguised as an umbrella shop, and is accessed via a secret doorway towards the back of the boutique.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0WHAT TO FIND AT MAISON ET OBJET PARIS 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The studio aimed to create a fantasy setting inspired by a hypothetical English gentleman, and installed elements throughout the space they felt would emulate this character.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe space is a fantasy world inspired by the globe-trotting adventures of an English gentleman and is named after his love\u2019s favourite (but potentially deadly) flower,\u201d said the team.<\/p>\n

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Foxglove is disguised as Fox Shop \u2013 a walk-through boutique with narrow aisles and bespoke brass-edged wall cabinets used to showcase silver-handled umbrellas.<\/p>\n

In order to pass through to the bar, visitors must touch a specific umbrella handle. Once inside, they are met with a glamorous interior inspired by first-class aeroplanes and vintage cars.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe unapologetically cinematic interiors draw on a moody palette of darker finishes, shadows, form and rich materials to give the space an aptly masculine allure,\u201d the Design and Architecture<\/em> team said.<\/p>\n

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A sculptural cream-coloured ceiling wraps around the main lounge and cocktail bar area. Here, a silver-grey marble counter contrasts with deep-blue leather seating.<\/p>\n

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Old-style first-class train cabins informed the design and blood-red colour palette of a VIP room offset from the main space. Custom-made lights reminicent of classic car headlamps are used to softly illuminate the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo enter the VIP room, guests place their hand on a traditional floral painting at the end of one corridor until it glows, signalling the bartender to open the door,\u201d said the Design and Architecture<\/em> team.<\/p>\n

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In a second private room, emerald green marble is paired with soft leather seating. Bookshelves wrap around the walls and over the ceiling.<\/p>\n

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Toilets are fashioned as ship cabin-inspired washrooms, and are accessed by a mirrored corridor.<\/p>\n

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NC Design and Architecture<\/em><\/strong> is headed up by Nelson Chow, whose previous projects include a multi-brand fashion boutique and a Hong Kong\u00a0restaurant\u00a0that references 1920s Malaysian coffee shops.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO:\u00a0CANALETTO TOWER, THE NEW LONDON MODERN BUILDING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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