Pink plywood and exposed insulation combine in this monochrome bar in Sydney, designed by local architecture office Akin Atelier to evoke the cosy feel of Tokyo's mid-century listening bars.
Akin Atelier founder Kelvin Ho designed JAM Record Bar for Justin Hemmes, the CEO of the Merivale hospitality group, who also ran the music label JAM Recordings.
A passion project for Hemmes and his sister Bettina, the bar is named after their parents John and Merivale, who used the JAM label for various ventures alongside their successful hospitality business.
Akin Atelier has designed a monochrome bar in Sydney
The idea for the bar came from a trip to Japan taken by Hemmes and Ho, where the pair enjoyed sampling the atmosphere of Tokyo's iconic listening bars. "We wanted to create an immersive and fun environment," said Ho, who has collaborated with Merivale for over 15 years on roughly 20 projects.
"Justin and I have had some super fun trips to Tokyo exploring lots of bars and clubs," he told Dezeen. "The commitment to design and concept was what we loved in Japan and JAM was an opportunity to do our own spin on this idea."
The interior scheme was influenced by Tokyo's midcentury listening bars
Located on a corner of George Street in the city's central business district, the compact 80-square-metre space seats 45 and houses a collection of 15,000 vinyl records along with a DJ booth.
The unit was previously occupied by a retail store and has large windows...