Bistro & cigar boutiqueClient Production
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Barbacane
Nice · Cigar bar
"A bespoke speakeasy bar designed and built as a commercial client production."
BARBACANE is a bespoke speakeasy in Old Town Nice. Exposed grey masonry, custom timber counters, an illustrated feature mural, and ambient Edison fixtures demonstrate the studio's architectural scope beyond residential hospitality. At the owner's express request the whole space is built around cigars and Cuban tradition.
PUB · SPEAKEASY / CIGAR · CLIENT PRODUCTION
◈ The scenes — Barbacane
Scene A · The Bar Stool Lounge
A curved white counter, bottles on the shelves behind. The ceiling above is a sky with clouds.
Scene B · The Central Speakeasy Bar
High tables along the wall and rough timber stools. The yellow drum lamps hang low over the counter.
Scene C · The Washroom Lobby
A round basin on a live-edge timber shelf. The saloon doors with portholes lead into the professional kitchen.
Scene D · The Cigar Man Mural View
From the stone basin you see the mural of the man with the cigar, across the room.
Scene E · The Outdoor Terrace
Wooden tables and black chairs among the planting, outdoors. One way in leads to the bistro, the other to the cigar boutique.
Scene F · This Is the Barbacane
A live-edge timber shelf against the brick, stools lined up along it. The man with the cigar watches the counter from the far wall.
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Nice