Tag: Bar | Architecture Now

Quinn Bar: Strikingly balanced

Projects | Hidden behind an unassuming entrance off Mills Lane, beneath one of Auckland’s most iconic heritage buildings, lies Quinn Bar — a moody, immersive cocktail lounge unrestricted by its small floor plan.

Exploring design, culture, and reflection in Barcelona

Exploring design and culture in Barcelona

People | Exploring the hospitality scene in Barcelona, founder of CTRL Space, Chris Stevens, muses on whether the city’s more ‘undesigned’ offerings could be replicated in New Zealand.

Rural accents

Projects | The Smoko Room and Sawmill Brewery sit on a rural setting and take pride in their farming and agricultural surrounds.

Subtropical biergarten: Hallertau

Projects | Designer Allistar Cox has created an inward-facing ‘lost garden’ extension for Auckland brewery and restaurant Hallertau.

York Street Mechanics

Projects | Taking ‘mixed use’ to new extremes, this bar and restaurant is also a fully functioning custom motorcycle workshop.