This hotel bar in the centre of Kyiv, Ukraine, was designed by Mirzoyan Studio to have plywood panelled walls and a green latticed ceiling to improve acoustics.
Bursa Bar opened earlier this year in the city's historic Podil neighbourhood, on the first floor of the boutique Bursa Hotel.
Bursa Bar was designed to look like the inside of a speaker or musical instrument
The 55-square-metre cocktail bar was designed by Mirzoyan Studio founder Nastia Mirzoyan as a place for music lovers, hoping to attract "vinyl record enthusiasts and live-set lovers every weekend".
"The architect's idea was to create a space reminiscent of a musical instrument, where every visitor would feel like they're inside a giant music speaker or guitar, surrounded by a cosy atmosphere of plywood," said the team. The space is lined with dark-stained plywood as a nod to contemporary Japanese design
The interior is lined with dark-stained plywood as a nod to contemporary Japanese design.
The material forms evenly spaced wall panelling, simple bench seating and shelves for displaying liquor bottles and vinyl records.
The space includes a DJ booth and an extensive vinyl record collection
A grid of wooden boards creates a coffered ceiling that helps to dampen echoes and improve acoustics in the space, as well as preventing the sound from travelling to guest rooms above.
This results in a lower ceiling height but allows lighting and ventilation systems to be hidden inside while creating a mo...