RDA, an award-winning design and installation company was recently appointed by a leading contract caterer and AEG at The O2 to create a striking new Budweiser bar at The O2 arena.
As part of a programme to enhance the premium customer experience, the brief was to transform a concourse space on the Suite Level and design a bar that elevated the guest experience inside & outside the suite and encouraged a “social hub” atmosphere.
RDA’s team worked alongside AEG’s commercial team and Budweiser to design the bar & seating area. The designs are based on Budweiser’s distinctive branding and specification, with an urban industrial twist which matched the aesthetic of the building.
The centrepiece is a long concrete bar with bespoke, hand applied Budweiser logo and bowtie pattern on its front, red LED strip lighting, Edison bulbs illuminating the above bar gantry, an antique effect mirror and large neon Budweiser light above the bar.
In addition, RDA was tasked with ensuring that the layout and equipment in the Suite Level’s back of house “pantry” spaces, allowed for efficient operation on event nights. Installation involved considerable re-modelling of the two pantry areas using both new and existing equipment. Coldroom’s were installed in both, along with service hatches for the Food and Beverage teams. RDA’s team also had to work within the operational and safety parameters involved with a venue of this kind.
Nick Bradley, Director at RDA said: “This is the third project we have completed at The O2. The Bud Bar was tired and underused, so its transformation has made it a destination in its own right, enhancing the overall executive experience on suite level.”
The O2 is the world’s most popular music and entertainment venue. Since opening in 2007, it has been visited by more than 70 million people and in 2017 was named Pollstar International Venue of the Year’ for the tenth time.
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