The Pond/The Commons
Date: 2009
Project Address: Burton Street, Darlinghurst NSW
Awards: ‘Small Bar of the Year’, Time Out Sydney Bar Awards 2010
Foolscap Studio, provided interior consultancy for the fit out, town planning and liquor licensing on The Commons restaurant. The Commons started its life as a pop-up bar for Pure Blonde called The Pond. The success of this temporary space allowed Foolscap Studio to create this permanent restaurant. The project required a complete fit-out of an existing multi-levelled heritage-listed cottage. The concept behind The Commons was about the transformation and rejuvenation of old places – turning an unused space into something fresh and a little more pure. The fit out focused on sustainability through recycling and rejuvenating the old space, rather than creating something new. It was a collaboration between many local artists and designers, including; Right Angle Studio, Bob Barton and Chris and Gabby Moore, graphic artist Karl Maier of Rinzen, furniture designer Kyran Stracevich, photographers, and landscape architect Chris of Aspect.
Size: 279m2
Photographer: Daniel Boud
