The project was commissioned by publishing collective ‘Bebe Books’ with the aim of turning the veranda of Art Center VIERNULVIER, Ghent, into a temporary Gay Bar,  in occasion of the GIF (Ghent International Festival), in January 2022. 

The rather unusual morphology of the space (15 square meters in plan to 10 meters in height) was exploited to decompose the bar into a playful system: a bartender on the highest level would prepare the cocktails and seal it into capsule glasses, which would then be rolled down through a pipe to a vending machine. The other elements of the space find their root in the archetype of the gay bar: an hanging dark room for intimate talks or glory holes to observe the backstage, where karaoke, drag shows or even wedding were programmed.

The design bounded together inside and outside by effectively using the glass surface of the vitrine as a hinting communication tool towards the public street. The performativity embedded in the space changed the perspective of visitors’ actions as simple as taking drinks or sitting down for a talk.

The project was commissioned by publishing collective ‘Bebe Books’ with the aim of turning the veranda of Art Center VIERNULVIER, Ghent, into a temporary Gay Bar,  in occasion of the GIF (Ghent International Festival), in January 2022. 

The rather unusual morphology of the space (15 square meters in plan to 10 meters in height) was exploited to decompose the bar into a playful system: a bartender on the highest level would prepare the cocktails and seal it into capsule glasses, which would then be rolled down through a pipe to a vending machine. The other elements of the space find their root in the archetype of the gay bar: an hanging dark room for intimate talks or glory holes to observe the backstage, where karaoke, drag shows or even wedding were programmed.

The design bounded together inside and outside by effectively using the glass surface of the vitrine as a hinting communication tool towards the public street. The performativity embedded in the space changed the perspective of visitors’ actions as simple as taking drinks or sitting down for a talk.