Alexander & Co have stamped their distinctly paired-back aesthetic and passion for sustainable practice on their latest hospitality venue, Manly Wharf Bar. Deftly balancing an enviable collection of Danish furniture classics with industrial touches of exposed brick, chrome and rammed earth, we highlighted the architectural features with contemporary decor in a retro-inspired colour palette.
Architecture and interior design by Alexander & Co.
Photography by Anson Smart.
Styling by Studio CD.
"MWB is a worn back, worn away, and reclaimed coastal rumpus room — the venue feels part urban loft story, part sexy surfer. A mid-century warehouse above water, an integration of the Manly CBD with the slightest touch of residential DNA.”
– Alexander & Co. design team
Inspired by its sister venue The Burleigh Pavilion on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Manly Wharf Bar has decluttered the iconic Manly location in an effort to de-theme the wharf at large and its many tenancies which have become a themed pastiche over the years. It is a renovation and brand re-positioning of the old Manly Wharf Bar and Bistro within the same tenancy envelope, but with all new doors and windows, as well as exterior finishes and signage. The project spans from the Eastern Sports bar to the Southern Tropic Restaurant with a private dining room and orientates around the central bars and open kitchen with a pizza oven.
– Yellowtrace
“Like all our projects, less is more. The purposeful decluttering of the tenancy fit-out is both an aim to return more experience for less work, but as much to reduce or remove the churn of fit-out work and position the business for its next 20 years with only the necessary new furniture and paint required to get it there.”
– Alexander & Co. design team
STYLING EDIT SUPPLIED BY
The DEA Store, Polite Society, Saarde Home, Specified Store, Montmartre Store, Morgan Stokes, Diana Miller & Leonie Barton – Curatorial & Co, Tigmi Trading, Greg Natale, Walter Auer, Maison Balzac, Tanora, Conley & Co.