From design to built
A corner bar that kept its shape and found its sparkle
7/10
likeness to the winning design
The built bar follows the winning design's core moves: a suspended box for hanging glasses, a slim open shelf column in the corner, bottles displayed up high on the back wall, pendants over the counter and a stone mosaic front washed with LED light. Some details took their own turn, like glass-fronted lit cabinets instead of open shelves and a richly veined stone counter, but the idea of the design comes through clearly.
What was kept
- The same L-shaped footprint in the corner of the great room, with the existing stools kept, just as the brief and the plans required
- The ceiling-hung box element with stemware racks underneath, placed over the short leg of the bar, much as drawn
- The narrow open shelf column against the side wall below the glass rack, holding a shaker and bar tools like the drawings show
- Bottles moved off the low shelf and up onto a display run along the back wall, the main goal of the design
- The light textured stone mosaic bar front, close to the design's 'variation 1' stone mosaic finish
- LED lighting along the bar, shown on the plan as a new LED strip, here glowing at the base of the front and along the counter edge
- Glass pendants hanging over the counter in a row
- A dark countertop edge set against a pale bar front, the contrast the renders were built around
What changed
- The bottle display became a row of glass-fronted cabinets with colored backlighting, set high on the wall, instead of open shelves
- Two clear globe pendants hang over the counter where the design showed three bulb-shaped lamps
- The counter is a dramatic brown-and-gold veined stone rather than the plain dark top in the renders
- Inside the bar the floor is dark wood-look tile laid in herringbone, with carpet outside, instead of grey plank tile throughout
- A sink and drawer cabinets were added inside the bar, and a fridge sits recessed into the side wall
- The mosaic has a deeper, more sculpted 3D texture than the flatter tile shown in the elevation
Highlights
- The LED-lit stone front, which turns the bar into a glowing feature at night
- Backlit liquor cabinets that can glow amber or blue, putting the collection on show
- The floating glass rack, with wine glasses hanging right where you reach for them
- The veined stone countertop, lit along its edge so the pattern shines
- The tidy corner shelf column that ties the glass rack and bottle wall together
SpaceApp
reviewed this with its AI, from the client's photos and the winning design. Judged on: the bar front, glass rack, corner shelves and back wall display, all visible in both design and photos. Lighting and finishes differ in detail. Kept layout and stools match fully.
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The winning design
By Anónimo , chosen by the client from 10 designs.
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