Wine Bar
544 Bourke St, Surry Hills
2009 |
| Fico Bar |
| A follow up project for the lovely folk from Il Baretto. |
| Inspired by the raw, honesty approach of early 20th Century Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz and the memory of a smokey boudoir which we heard about but could never find, we began peeling back the layers of the once legendary 'Café Nicky' whilst carefully inserting a 'constructed', almost hand-made interior. |
| The palette of materials is a little expected, a little eclectic; formwork plywood, copper and bronze, cow hide, pressed tin, electrical and plumbing components, kangaroo skin and paint. |
| "The aggregation of these elements means Fico sits shotgun in the expansive drive of the small restaurant-bar in Sydney: both a consummate antithesis of city boozebarns, and symptomatic of an increasing sophistication in this town's drinking." Alex Vitlin, twothousand |
| Forgive our dodgy photos. It only recently opened. Let us know what you think! |
| Oh, and check out the toilet! |
| Collaboration with Sam Spurr and artist Renata Pari. |
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