HIGH SPIRITS BAR

Uniquely positioned in Adelaide’s West End entertainment precinct, High Spirits Bar is hospitality entrepreneur Jamie Tierney’s entry into the Adelaide market from Melbourne.

Our design strategy was to create a pared back but intimate interior aware of it’s history, location & place. We restored the heritage base build to maximise the floor area and installed a new demi-round bar in ‘Blackjack’ matt paint finish with ‘Goldmine’ painted steel shelving.

The fluted ducale velour banquette seating with reclaimed timber tables have been situated around the bar’s perimeter: the view is focused outward on the cityscape at night.

Launched in January 2023, High Spirits Bar is now established amongst the city’s destination venues.

The recessed RGB LED lighting is colour adaptive to reflect mood & season and controlled to create an immersive multi-sensory experience.

Viewed through the original feature window, the facade of the Mayfair Hotel becomes a part of the design of High Spirits Bar and a distinct marker of place.

The first floor location of High Spirits Bar is identified at street level via neon way-finding, which acts as a directional arrow at night.

Photography by Peter Hoare and Sarah McInerney

Project: High Spirits Bar

Location: 20 Gilbert Place, Adelaide

Completion date: January 2023

Area: 160m2

Hospitality