A little slice of New York has landed on Sydney’s Oxford Street in the form of Gotham, a moody bar with an upstairs area available for functions and a downstairs area perfect for a post-dinner cocktail.
Award-winning architects Squillace Nicholas, whose previous credits include Manly Pavillion and Hugos Manly, have created a dramatic venue which is vintage but with a modern edge.
The venue is situated on the ground floor of a face brick art deco cinema building beneath what was formerly the nightclub DCM.
“The building is reminiscent of the art deco architecture of New York, as is the pedestrian action along Oxford Street with people watching a spectator sport!” remarked Patrick Nicholas, Director of Squillace Nicholas Architects. “It’s a two storey space, clad in matt and gloss painted timber cladding, that welcomes patrons and presents a theatrical volume to the street.”
There are intimate booths, exposed brick walls, old fireplaces, pressed metal walls, chesterfield sofas and marble tables. However it is the padded, crimson leather bar backed by an over sized black and white clock silhouette that craves attention.
”Five-metre long curtains hang from the loft above framing the red leather bar,” described Patrick. “The composition of the granite bar top, wall-mounted fire hydrant and face sandstone brickwork is illuminated by a four-metre wide gothic clock face.”
Moving through the venue, the black tile floor pixelates into a black and white checked floor which extends into the pressed metal lined lounge, flanked by booths and a fireplace. |