Hospitality
The Collins Room
A bespoke brass and glass scheme for a basement dining room that needed to feel both intimate and alive.
- Category
- Hospitality
- Location
- Collins Street, Melbourne CBD
- Year
- 2025
- Scope
- Decorative · Bespoke · Dimming
The Brief
Understanding how the space needed to feel
A windowless basement was being transformed into a destination dining room. Without daylight to carry the mood, lighting had to do the entire emotional job, shifting from a lively early sitting to a hushed, candlelit late service while keeping every table flattering and every plate legible.
Our Approach
Designing the scheme
We designed a run of bespoke brass-and-glass pendants over the banquettes, sized and aged by hand in our Prahran workshop, then surrounded them with discreet warm-dim downlights and concealed shelf lighting. A single scene controller lets the floor manager move the whole room through pre-set moods across the evening with one touch.
The Outcome
Living with the result
The room reads as warm and golden the moment guests descend the stairs. Warm-dim sources deepen toward amber as the night unfolds, the bespoke pendants give the venue an identity of its own, and the absence of windows is never felt.
In Detail
Work With Us
Considering light for your own project?
Our Prahran studio takes on a small number of projects at a time so each receives our full attention. We would love to hear what you are planning.