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Caption: _______ Sydney Opera House Designing a Pop-Up Bar at the
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Caption: The Sydney Opera House transcends being a building - it's kind of mythical.
I've loved it for a very long time: since I was a child & then later as an architecture student -
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Caption: This summer I designed a pop-up bar to go on the Western Promenade...
Sometimes a dream job just finds you-
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Caption: The theme was "Beach".
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Caption: I started off thinking about the mood of Sydney in summer -
relaxed, casual & abundant.
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Caption: I chose a palette of Indian Red, Turmeric Yellow and Aqua Blue- hot spicy colours that promised a good time.
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Caption: Given it was only for one month,
the strokes had to be broad.
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Caption: I wanted the bar to be a place where people would feel at their absolute best
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Caption: A mix of the simple and rustic
with sophisticated elements.
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Caption: The footprint was 1000 square meters-
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Caption: _______ UNDER THE SAILS The circus like canopy of lights
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Caption: A week before the bar opened I found an old anchor on the beach.
It went up on the pergola where the musicians played ...a 'Lucky Anchor'
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Caption: The bar is coming to an end now - it will be dismantled and packed up.
What I'll remember most were the magic nights lying on the cushions with friends drinking piña coladas
and listening to music....
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Caption: ...And a couple of times when stepping back and looking up- the privilege of designing a space, however temporal, at the Sydney Opera House.
Caption: instagram: @ingridweir