Donmar Warehouse

Working during lockdown we were invited on to the project to design and build the three new bar areas as part of the theatre’s refurbishment. It was a complex space to work with, integrating the joinery to sit comfortably with the industrial interiors and follow the curves of the perimeter walls.

Our role

Design, detail & build

Architect

Haworth Tompkins

Photographer

Michael Molloy

Dark timber bar with Foresso charcoal walnut countertop beside the lift, exposed brick and posters behind.

Foyer with curved timber-edged steps, steel handrails and a slim drinks ledge with stools by the entrance.

Corridor with drinks ledge and stools leading past exposed brick walls to the bar and curved stairs.

Foresso charcoal walnut was used for all bar countertops and splashbacks.

Curved dark timber bar with speckled Foresso charcoal walnut top, back bar shelving and drinks fridges.

Dark timber bar front with vertical vent slats, seen beside the red-painted lift shaft.

The first floor bar and drinks shelf were designed to follow the curve of the building’s back wall. We also delivered an upholstered seating area on this floor.

Bar area with curved drinks shelf beneath tall windows, timber-topped stools and dark timber bar counter.

Dark timber bar counter wrapping around a steel column, with back bar shelving and pale timber floor.

Dark timber bar beside timber stairs with steel handrails, curved windows beyond.

Upholstered orange bench seating on a dark timber base built into a corner nook.

Curved drinks shelf with stools running beneath tall windows, orange bench seating beyond.

The top-floor bar featured a long curved bar shelf running around the steel balustrade of the space.

Top-floor bar with dark timber counter and back bar shelving, stool at a ledge by the window.

View from behind the top-floor bar to the curved bar shelf along the steel balustrade.

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