A refined bar & lounge situated within a raw mechanical room off of old Theater Alley. Found-elements from an ‘abandoned theater prop-room’ decorate the space in a ‘non-precious / DIY fashion’. Theater-props hang from the ceiling, interspersed within the existing mechanical systems, creating playful overhead textures and a cozy ceiling-compression that is the antithesis of the grandiose Beekman lobby atrium. Scenic-theatrical-backdrops loosely hang on the walls behind seating groups, mimicking ‘stage-sets’, (where in the words of Morris Lapidus), the patrons will ‘play out the evenings scenes’. The Beekman Cellar Lounge has an air of seductive-illicitness, with theatrical over/undertones woven throughout, blurring the lines between a contemporary lounge & remnants of a speak-easy-theater that has somehow crossed-back-over from another century...
*In collaboration w/ Serge Becker
PROJECT DETAILS
TYPE / BAR & LOUNGE
LOCATION / BEEKMAN NYC
SIZE: 2500 SF
CLIENT / BEEKMAN HOTEL - GFI
YEAR COMPLETE / 2018