LikeaBar-CLEAFShowroom

Segment

Commercial

Year

2023

Disciplines

Spatial Experiences

Location

Lissone, Milan, Italy

Status

Completed

The white bar, a blank canvas for material experimentation

An immersive design study exploring the transformative power of surfaces, where a single architectural layout is reimagined through four distinct material expressions.

TheConcept:Formvs.Surface

On the occasion of Milan Design Week, Cleaf partnered with AUDO to present an experimental experience; this project serves as a profound design study, emphasizing how surfaces alone can define furniture and interior architecture without altering core structural shapes.

The bar typology was specifically selected as a playground for material experimentation. A total white bar acts as a blank canvas—a pristine palette to be filled with textures and colors—before branching into four identical layouts, each telling a unique hospitality story through specialized material effects.

The white bar, a blank canvas for material experimentation
The white bar, a blank canvas for material experimentation
The total white bar under the Like a Bar neon sign
The total white bar under the Like a Bar neon sign
Arched niche of the total white bar
Arched niche of the total white bar

TheFourMaterialEnvironments

Morning Bar | The Fabric Effect: Designed as a soft sanctuary to begin the day, this environment utilizes fabric-effect surfaces to enhance a tactile sense of comfort, warmth, and immediate well-being.

Lunch Bar | The Stone Effect: Tailored for the mid-day urban break, this iteration adopts stone-effect products, imbuing the uniform layout with a raw, architectural weight and a sleek, contemporary urban identity.

Aperitivo Bar | The Wood Effect: Crafted to evoke relaxation and socialization before the evening sets in, this bar is wrapped in wood-effect textures, instantly establishing a familiar, grounding, and family-like atmosphere.

Disco Bar | The Metal Effect: A high-energy space designed to move to the rhythm of music. This final environment utilizes metal-effect surfaces to capture light and reflections, offering a bold, industrial, and hyper-contemporary feel.

The Morning Bar with fabric-effect surfaces
The Morning Bar with fabric-effect surfaces
Espresso cups on the Morning Bar shelving
Espresso cups on the Morning Bar shelving
Tactile leather-grain volume of the Morning Bar
Tactile leather-grain volume of the Morning Bar
The Lunch Bar with stone-effect surfaces
The Lunch Bar with stone-effect surfaces
Stone and marble effect surfaces of the Lunch Bar
Stone and marble effect surfaces of the Lunch Bar
Green lattice and dark marble effect of the Lunch Bar
Green lattice and dark marble effect of the Lunch Bar
The Aperitivo Bar wrapped in wood-effect textures
The Aperitivo Bar wrapped in wood-effect textures
Wood-effect counter detail of the Aperitivo Bar
Wood-effect counter detail of the Aperitivo Bar
Terracotta back bar of the Aperitivo Bar
Terracotta back bar of the Aperitivo Bar
The Disco Bar with metal-effect surfaces
The Disco Bar with metal-effect surfaces
Metal-effect ribbed counter of the Disco Bar
Metal-effect ribbed counter of the Disco Bar
Blue vases on the brushed gold counter of the Disco Bar
Blue vases on the brushed gold counter of the Disco Bar

AUDO architects warmly thank Cleaf as well as its representatives in Greece, Kanelli.