5IVE ON THIRTEENTH CLUBHOUSE
INTERIOR DESIGN : BIT | PHOTOGRAPHY : SARAH DA PINA | LOCATION : JOHANNESBURG
The brief for this project was to design a luxury clubhouse experience that includes a restaurant , sky bar and gym facilities for newly developed lifestyle apartments in Northcliff , Johannesburg . The client , Houss Rentals and Century Property Developments , requested an opulent dining experience that should maintain an inviting yet relaxed atmosphere . The mood board included elements of glamour that were contrasted by warm , moody colours and green foliage elements to emulate a tropical forest .
Design Intent The design intention was to create an unobstructed sunset view of the horizon which is to be enjoyed from the sky bar . This was , however , a formidable task as the floating steel shelving above the bar could not be supported by the bar as it would create visual clutter . Instead it had to be suspended from the roof portal frames which required technical design , engineering , bespoke fixing and detailed joinery in order to resolve the issue . The result was the construction of a portal frame structure which opened up the space in order to maintain volume whilst giving the feeling of a floating framework . This clever design allowed for custom hanging features to be suspended from
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