Bar Botschaft
Copenhagen, 2025
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The concept centres on a hidden bar behind the kitchen, inspired by speakeasies. It creates a separate, enclosed world that is dark and comfortable and allows guests to forget the world outside the windows.
The space had to support a flexible programme: day-to-day bar service, guests sitting at both the bar and tables, occasional DJ sets and a small dance area when needed. It also had to accommodate pop-up dinners by other restaurants. For this, the prep kitchen is designed to transform into a temporary guest kitchen and the overall layout includes enough dining-style seating to make these events feasible.
All built-in furniture is custom made based on my drawings.
Paint
Furniture and Built-ins
Walls – Pure & Original: Rare Wine, Classico
Doors, floorboards, window frames – Little Greene: Cordoba, glossy
Ceiling – Little Greene: Arras, intelligent matte
Bathroom – Pure & Original: Moorland, Licetto
Custom elements
– All benches and built-ins designed by me
– Benches in oiled oak,
upholstered in Kvadrat fabrics: Colline 667 (75% wool), Vidar 4 0693 (94% wool), Raf Simons Noise (96% wool), Raf Simons Pilot 0652 (82% wool), San 0540 (92% wool)
Bar top in burgundy Forbo linoleum 3353 (oxidised linseed oil, wood flour, cork dust, pine rosin). Floor Linoleum for extra durability of the bar top that also serves as a work top.
Carpenters: Luca Haarnagel, Carl-Felix Lentz
Curtains
Bar:
Kvadrat Vidar 4 0693 (94% wool),
Kvadrat Raf Simons Pilot 0652 (82% wool),
Gabriel Faith 0010 (cotton, heavy linen);
Front-of-House: Kvadrat Heather 343 (97% wool)
Loose furniture
Table: Fritz Hansen, Piet Hein & Bruno Mathsson Superellipse, walnut with chrome legs
Lamps: Flos Taccia in brown, Flos Frisbi (to come), Fritz Hansen Kaiser Idell table lamp in ruby red
Chairs and stools:
Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen Syveren in oak, walnut, painted beech, chromed legs
Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen Myren in oak, chromed legs
Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen Grand Prix in walnut with the original walnut legs
Fritz Hansen, Nendo N01 in beech
Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen Dot in walnut and leather; chromed legs
With a warm thank you to Katja Lippert regarding all Fritz Hansen pieces <3