The clients had a unique vision in this Chicago project. The combination of fine dining, a stylish lounge with a high-tech twist on technology. A signature element was the D.J. in the dining room and a video camera in the kitchen to engage the diner in the food preparation experience....
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When former Morgan’s Hotel Group brand manager Tim Miller was charged with the task of re-branding a national chain of fitness centers he turned to Bigtime Design. The Crunch mission statement is “the apex where fitness and nightlife collide.” Deemed as a design driven, dynamic new re-birth for Crunch, the...
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This South Beach original came off the heals of crobar Miami. The client, wanting a South Beach version of Ian Schrager's ever-popular Sky Bar, was insistent on a pool vibe. Although there was significant outdoor space, there also was no pool. While Sky Bar revolves around the pool, our concept...
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Angelina Ristorante: The everyone has a grandma place. The design concept was to create a dining experience that felt like you were in your grandmothers dining room. Rich colors and textures and a hand crafted interior with the intent to create a timeless restaurant design. A Chicago institution that has...
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In this little local jewel we created a cross-cultural fusion between Italian and French cuisine combined with a stunningly decadent interior design. The decor and the menu were a little bit French country and a little bit Italian rock and roll. This project was designed and built in just 45...
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Located in Miami’s heart of hip, South Beach, Miami. Also known as America’s Rivera, the area is home to models, bottles and the most discerning “we’ve seen it all” demographic in the country. It was the nature of the demographic that ultimately became the biggest challenge in creating another award-winning...
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Creating a nightclub located in the heart of the South American Rivera was the biggest challenge of this design. High Style with lounge-like function housed in a mega club was not an easy task. With programming requirements such as after-work sex and sizzle, and the home of the worlds most...
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The nightclub that put the name night in night clubbing. Crobar Chicago has seen two re-incarnations in the past two decades. Originally designed as an industrial nod to the manufacturing district that housed it; After an amazing 10-year run, it went though a total renovation that combined the sex appeal...
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This 2008 Club World Award winner for best interior renovation was historic in many ways. Home to the infamous Cameo Theater during the 1930′s through the 1970′s as a debaucheries movie house and live music venue. For the millennium it became home to what has now been ground zero to...
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Gatecrasher is one of the most respected and longest running nightclub brands in the UK. There are very few nightclub designers that can make sense out of large spaces and create intimate and exciting space that live and breath within space. Scale is something you feel. It is an instinctual...
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