Tileyard Bar

  • Sami Jalili

Commercial | London We were commissioned to create a multi-purpose venue, bar and cafe for Tileyard Studios in London’s Kings Cross. The space needed to be adaptable to fulfil a variety of uses, so all furniture is foldable or stackable, and acoustic fabric dividers can be drawn into a variety of configurations. We channelled the aesthetic of the analogue sound-system, mixing richly textured larch with laminated plywood, and creating acoustic panels and a back bar that drew from the look of 70s speaker cabinets. The effect is luxurious but engineered, and we’ve since seen the place both packed out for gigs and functioning as a co-working space and coffee bar.