The award marks the pioneering partnership of The Architecture Foundation and 100% Design. The bar encompasses 140 square metre space which can be reassembled at any time of the day with the use of moving, suspended props, falling curtains as well as lighting systems which can be altered. These features help the bar in being transformed into a mixed-use facility such as a theatre.
The bar is segregated into various areas based on the time of day and number of people present. Pulling up the curtains helps reveal a total of extra 30 seats in the bar in addition to its normal seat capacity of 50. Lowering the curtains to the ground from the overhead truss makes way for a separate enclosed room or sanctuary in the facility.
The facility also employs blue lighting as well as a mist machine which are suspended from the rigging positioned above to develop a distinct relaxed zone inside the bar.
Several architectural props in flat forms are hung atop the bar. The props are made mobile and have the capacity to re-orientate every shape via motor hoists controlled by a set operator. This gives a dramatic illusion of the props. The bar is also equipped with abstract floor-standing flats or frames to divide different zones.
The facility imbibes various green features which include 100% diversion of waste from reaching the landfills. A total of 80% of its architectural materials is procured from theatrical set constructions and later recycled for other projects. The hanging flying props and frames used in the facility are designed so as to suffice as structure for other purposes. Further, the entire timber utilised in the facility can be reclaimed.
