Light Origin Studio and NC Design & Architecture (NCDA) have designed the Artifact Bar and its lighting.

The Artifact Bar is a speakeasy bar hidden within the basement of BaseHall Central Hong Kong.

In line with NCDA's interior design theme of rhythmic patterns of underground cisterns, the lighting inspiration is drawn from the underground cisterns' tranquil yet theatrical atmosphere and ethereal ambience.

The speakeasy bar's design prioritised inclusivity, ensuring that all guests could responsibly and comfortably enjoy the lighting, ambience, and environment.

Combining architectural mastery and creative illumination, the bar offers an extraordinary and ethereal experience – the ideology of the paradoxical presence of sunlight in an underground space, juxtaposed with the dimly lit surroundings, imparts a new sense of surrealism.

This project has been shortlisted in the architectural lighting design category of Dezeen Awards 2024.

Studio: Light Origin Studio and NC Design & Architecture (NCDA)
Project: Artifact Bar
Credits: Hongkong Land and Artifact Bar