Club goers enter Crobar through a maze of fractured glass, vivid television screens and riveted steel, giving them glimpses of the varied worlds that lie within.

With design concepts based on an exploration of the natural world, the reed room is a trip through a fantastical landscape. Guests make their way through a glowing forest of “reeds”; tall fiberglass cylinders with amber-colored Par30 spot fixtures shining through from the top create a soft, diffused light. Tight beams of blue “moonlight” from Par 36 track fixtures create illuminated areas within the light forest. A Par 30 socket strip up lights a brick wall along the length of the room, creating a contrast between the rough surface and the smooth fiberglass reeds.

Upon leaving the reed room, guests enter the tunnel - a sterile, white-tiled “decompression chamber” that divides the reed room and the main space. A continuous stream of white noise quiets the space and prepares the guest for entry into the main dance floor. Rows of blue neon backlight a floor of frosted acrylic disks in a geometric grid, while crisp white light from neon washes up the tile walls.

The Main Room is an overwhelming, soaring space. Huge curved trusses span the ceiling, as rust light streaks across them, sharply revealing the form of each rivet. An enormous bar is accented by Par 36 pinspots from the two catwalks above; soft glints from the gold shavings embedded in the bar top reflect up onto patron”s faces adding kinetic energy to the already buzzing bar scene.

A second floor mezzanine surrounds the dance floor; access is gained by climbing a sweeping grand staircase. Steplights march up in twos with their dichroic films color-shifting behind prismatic reflectors with each step or sideways glance. Supporting the mezzanine are tall “fins” accented in a crisp white light, creating the skeleton of the space. The fins cut through the slab of the mezzanine, where a warmer low voltage strip illuminates from the sides revealing the weighty structure. To bring the immense space down to a more intimate scale, the mezzanine consists of a series of “bungalows” lit with a gentle amber wash from the catwalks.

At the heart of the club lies the VIP room, where guests can enter privately from the street, or through the glass wall that separates it from the Main Room. This wall can change from clear to frosted with a remote control, creating a backlight effect inside the room. The barrel shaped space is finished in brilliant copper leaf, which is uplit in a deep amber color to provide richness and depth. The ambient light is soft and flattering on guests as they mingle throughout the split-level space. Egg-shaped niches tucked away in the walls are lit with dimmed incandescent light to provide contrast to the copper and to allow guests cozy hiding spots. Pinspots on the wooden bartop combined and a low voltage linear light in the bar fascia create a glowing centerpiece within this beautiful space.