8bit Collins Street

With a new designer diner in Melbourne’s Collins Street, Eid Goh of ArchitectsEAT and 8bit siblings Michelle and Alan Sam talk brand evolution, the significance of Super Mario and the sophisticated art of casual hospitality.

BY Andrew McDonald

April 17th, 2018

Tags: ambience lighting, Architects EAT, caesarstone, caroma, ceasarstone, Classic Ceramics, Dowel Jones, Dulux, fat shack, Gunnersen, navurban

Architect: Architects EAT

Builder: Arkim

Structural Engineer: KH Engineering

Services Engineer: TJ Consulting Engineers

Duration: 8 months

Budget: $800k

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Non-custom furniture throughout, Dowel Jones

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Lighting throughout, Ambience Lighting, Fat Shack

Finishes

Paint, Dulux. Oak panelling, Gunnersens. Spotted gum panelling, Navurban. Tiling, Classic Ceramics. ‘Quartz’ surfaces, Caesarstone.

Fixed & Fitted

Bathroom fixtures, Caroma.

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