Cruise Bar

2025 | BAR | RESTAURANT | SYDNEY

Transforming an iconic harbourside bar across three levels to incorporate a cocktail lounge (with outdoor seating), restaurant and function space, Cruise splices sun-drenched Australian desert hues with Ken Done’s pixelated pastel palettes of the 1980’s.

Venetian plaster ceilings speckle golden shimmers upon checkered tile table surfaces and patchworked joinery fronts comprising mint and lemon shades, while decadent copper velveteen seating in the restaurant adds an earthy gravitational pull to the mid-level. Lilac Deco-inspired banquettes frame its perimeter, offering cinematic views of the Opera House with movie house comfort. Enhancing the dance of light across the harbour, sconces dot the function’s space’s ceiling, also enriching the shades of our custom carpet. Back downstairs, the main bar personifies a sunset waterscape. Light ripples across its reflective metal canopy crowning bold sunshine yellow tiles.

Project Credits

Location
Completed
Client
SQM
Photographer
Collaborators

Circular Quay NSW
2025
C-INC
1340 (incl. external dining & drinking)
Steven Woodburn
Calida Projects

Project Credits
Location
Completed
Client
SQM
Photographer
Collaborators
Circular Quay NSW
2025
C-INC
1340 (incl. external dining & drinking)
Steven Woodburn
Calida Projects