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225 W. Washington

  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • Architect: Wright Heerema Architects
  • Project Completion: 2024
  • Photographer: Christopher Barrett
  • Awards:
    IES Illumination Award 2025

An awe-inspiring sight awaits patrons of this elegant bar, located inside an extensively renovated office building. Within, beaded gold curtains designed from scratch by the GGLD team hang in sweeping arcs from the ceiling. We devised a strategy to light this striking element using decorative globes that bounce light through the golden beads, supplemented by track lights for additional downlighting. Beneath the gold curtains, the liquor bottles on the bar shelves glitter, and each of the asymmetrical posts above the bar features a glowing bead of light on its end. The surrounding lounge space offers a variety of seating areas, including tables with romantic, low-level lighting and a corner adorned with uplit trees and prairie grass. As guests ascend the large staircase, their way is guided by illumination beneath each step. Upstairs, they discover an intimate lounge, with a ceiling containing decorative globes that create a dazzling starfield effect.

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