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The Lizard Bar
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The Lizard Bar

The design of this intimate bas provided three distinct areas: bar seating, central table seating and a remote bar behind a metallic bead curtain for people watching and being seen. The bar used reflection, illusion and lighting to hide the diminutive size of the space.
The three main areas of the bar, with custom fabricated lighting.

Running along one wall of the bar, the tunnel lead to the main entrance while also serving as a circulation path and lighting source.
Reflective ceiling panels and repetitive black and white stripes disguised the ceiling and wall edges.
Detail of the entry showing the stripes effectively masking the walls' form.
Woman's bathroom
To the right of the bar were personal storage lockers for regulars to store their alcohol, lit from within and visible through the circular windows.

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