The Adventure Bar & Lounge, Covent Garden’s 160 square metre subterranean basement bar has received architectural lighting design from Light Bureau. Light Bureau, working in association with interior designer Sophie Hibberd, has crafted a lighting solution relying on some simple theatrical techniques, while producing comfortable lighting in booths for customers to relax and drink.
Director of Light Bureau, Paul Nulty, stated that the team has completed the lighting design project within a budget of £4,000 ($6329). The entire project, from concept to completion was undertaken in just eight weeks.
The key lighting features within the space are the trademark clusters of light bulbs over the bar areas and entrance foyer, which provide visual emphasis and sparkle. The foyer is particularly important for attracting passing trade as the bar entrance is narrow.
The client wanted the space to be as permeable as possible so as to draw the attention of customers into the bar. The vista from the bottom of the stair was key to this as it sets the first impression and tone of the Adventure experience. Light Bureau achieved this by using a Mode Lighting control system that enables the illuminance levels to be balanced across the bar. The light levels at the rear of the bar have been made subtly higher than the front area, which pulls the eye into the space.
The banquet seats are illuminated with dimmable fluorescent light fittings that graze light across fair-faced brick, revealing texture and creating a dramatic feature out of the barrel-vaulted ceilings besides being low-energy. The use of low-energy lighting behind the banquets and WC mirrors ensures that the design complies with current UK energy legislation and will be easy for the owners to maintain in the future.
The Adventure Bar & Lounge, Covent Garden will be unveiled in this month.
