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The Cumberland Manly

CompanyAZBcreative
Lead DesignersAlex Zabotto Bentley
Design TeamCourtney Todd, Jaimi-Lee Wheelwright, Lucy Erasmus Green
Project LocationManly, NSW AUSTRALIA
ClientMJC Group - Matt Clifton
CreditsPhotos by Dan Gosse
Prize(s)Honorable Mention in / Commercial
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Entry Description

The Cumberland is an underground Pre-Temperance inspired drinking den.

Hidden behind vintage icebox doors is a beautiful,sophisticated basement bar.Patrons enter through the rear of the upstairs deli and descend down a dimly lit stone clad spiral staircase which opens up into a custom designed wine vault, reminiscent of an old English cellar,which is filled with period details and is a visual feast.Hand crafted joinery, spiral stone lined staircase, custom-made dumbwaiter, hand sewn butterleather curved banquettes, curated vintage furniture– it is the minute details that reveal the narrative