929 is an atmospheric bar designed as a sensory portal into East Asian nostalgia, where memory and material converge through light, sound, and surface. The spatial philosophy centers on emotional resonance over aesthetic excess—a place where design dissolves into ambience. Saturated red and amber lighting wraps the interior in cinematic warmth, mimicking the emotional weight of old pop ballads playing softly in the background.
Tactile materials such as ribbed metal, leather, and lacquered surfaces are orchestrated with restraint, allowing the mood to guide perception. Vintage Mandarin and Cantonese album covers, analog audio systems, and booth seating reference karaoke lounges and radio bars of a bygone era—not through mimicry, but through a quiet reassembly of cultural memory. Here, design is not declarative—it lingers, it hums.
929 is not just a bar, but a spatial mixtape—crafted for those who listen with their bodies as much as their ears.
Materials:
Ribbed Leather, Brushed Metal, Acrylic Light Panel, Ceramic Tile, Glass
Type:
Bar
Year:
2023