2022 Gallery
Winner: Best Bar Design
Dion Hall for MUSIC ROOM
270 Lonsdale Street
Level 1
Melbourne, VIC
Located on Level 1 of HER, MUSIC ROOM is a transformative music listening room. Accessed through a sound-locked room, this is a supreme auditory experience where patrons can lounge, drink a focused selection of spirits and listen to premier DJs journey through the HER curated vinyl collection.
Key collaborators included Mickey Levis, a sound engineer who developed the sound system and acoustic resolution, and L’Observatoire International, who developed the lighting design.
Jury Citation
The jury members were impressed by the immersive, compelling and integrated experience that is the diminutive Music Room at Her, located in the new six-level venue on Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. In a first for the Eat Drink Design Awards, this space is a truly interactive experience, and it is magically shoehorned into an intimate volume no larger than the size of a double car space. Light, acoustics, music selection and visuals combine to create a unique experience for a small group of guests at any one time. The beautiful detailing riffs on the concept of the listener being contained entirely within a custom speaker box, and a conscious effort has been made to restrict the palette of materials. Timber, leather, brass accents and amber glass predominate, with the perforated, backlit timber selected for its acoustic properties. The result is uniquely Melbourne in character and unlike anything we have experienced elsewhere in Australia.
