Bar Nico Craft

The space was conceived as a porch.  An approachable post-covid space that was open to the sidewalk like a café, but also part of the party…at arm’s length.

The success of the space was predicated on the openings of the porch.

When closed they needed to be a quiet part of the street’s storefront fabric.  When open they needed to make the wall a memory.

The owner said he would have “Boonie” make some “doors”.

There was eye-rolling amongst the design team.

Until they were installed.

When closed they needed to be a quiet part of the street’s storefront fabric.  When open they needed to make the wall a memory.

The hardware was beautiful.  The motions and movement are poetic.  The levers are art.  The straight- line gears look like foliage on a metal seedling.  The “doors” are light visually, heavy physically and balanced in both spectrums…

This is craft.

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Location: Des Moines, IA

Program: Commercial

Area: 2,000 SF

Photo Credits: Cameron Campbell Integrated Studio