Rooftop Bars – Hospitality Spotlight

Sunset by CTRL Space

Auckland, New Zealand

Reinterpreting the 1970s Los Angeles nightlife aesthetic for a new generation, CTRL Space has shaped Sunset as a flamboyantly nostalgic rooftop venue. With a sense of playfulness, the bar’s distinctive architectural curves are complemented by bold colour applications that further express the venue’s vigour. Alongside its salmon pink ceilings, burnt orange upholstery and chrome detailing, a mix of terrazzo and timber flooring ground the space, while a plant-filled balcony encourages guests to move outside to watch the sinking sun. Embracing panoramic views of Auckland city, Sunset is a fitting venue for dates, small parties and larger groups to enjoy a lively night out while delighting in a thoughtful food and drink menu.

With a sense of playfulness, the bar’s distinctive architectural curves are complemented by bold colour applications that further express the venue’s vigour.

Set atop Sydney’s historic Shell House, Sky Bar is the pinnacle of an immersive dining and drinking destination.

Sky Bar by Woods Bagot

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Set atop Sydney’s historic Shell House, Sky Bar is the pinnacle of an immersive dining and drinking destination. On arrival, visitors traverse a range of hospitality experiences, beginning at Menzies Bar on the ground floor, moving on up through to the Clocktower Bar, Dining Room and Terrace before arriving at a sculptural burgundy steel staircase that leads up to Sky Bar. The outdoor spaces are framed by the office towers that provide a spectacle of light, creating the feeling that one is sitting among the lanterns of Sydney. With its discreetly dramatic vantage point, Sky Bar offers visitors an elevated spot to unwind after work or celebrate over the weekend and fall in love with Sydney’s beloved cityscape.

Additional design features include an American oak fluted ceiling for acoustic treatment, while recessed lighting and custom-designed furniture – including banquettes – are rounded to the shape of the interior walls.

Sol Bar and Restaurant by Genesin Studio and Walter Brooke

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Designed to reference the South Australian hills and gorges with its tonal palette and form, Sol Bar and Restaurant invites guests to bask under the ever-changing sky and enjoy a seasonal menu of locally sourced produce. An in-situ cast concrete bar references the Ade-laide landscape. Made with a quarried green granite, the custom-formed bar is topped with Mintaro slate to further deepen the venue’s connection to place. Additional design features include an American oak fluted ceiling for acoustic treatment, while recessed lighting and custom-designed furniture – including banquettes – are rounded to the shape of the interior walls. Encouraging visitors to meander through the space, Sol Bar and Restaurant establishes its own identity as a venue that caters to those who want to experience the best sky-high views in Adelaide.

Evoking Hollywood glamour, curved chairs in soft blush and mustard and white candy-striped lounges all sit on a travertine and black marble Palladiana tiled floor.

Beverly by Mitchell & Eades

South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

With unmatched 270-degree views of Melbourne, Beverly by Mitchell & Eades offers patrons a new drinking and dining venue that sits high above Goldfields House in South Yarra. As a rooftop bar in a notoriously mercurial climate, a retractable glass ceiling accommodates Melbourne’s highly variable weather patterns. Evoking Hollywood glamour, curved chairs in soft blush and mustard and white candy-striped lounges all sit on a travertine and black marble Palladiana tiled floor. Further influencing the serene and tasteful setting, Mitchell & Eades has employed muted shades of yellow, cream, green and ochre, while blush pink accents and touches of black anchor the colour palette.