Located within the Worker Stadium arena in the vibrant Sanlitun district, The Mix Club does not need to be introduced anymore. After hip-hop hit Beijing, this very popular dance club quickly threw its hat into the clubbing ring, becoming a well-known stop for worldwide hip-hop DJ and being considered since as the best party scene in Beijing.
Dariel Studio has been commissioned to design and renovate this true local Institution, starting by the underground part of the nightclub - known by the inner circle ones as Remix.
As the name states, the club is always packed with a mix of people from all over, yet catering mostly to the young and hip crowd. Mix’s owners wanted to enlarge their commercial offer by creating a slightly different identity for Remix, more mature, more sophisticated, attracting older customers while still gathering a loyal following with its consistent hip-hop beats.
Thomas Dariel’s design answers these initials requirements. While displaying the traditional nightclub functions – dance floor, bar, open and semi-open seating areas, VIP rooms, Remix also offers a loungy atmosphere where ones can enjoy a drink without necessarily having to mingle with the here-to-party folks.
The design has been nourished on three rather distinctive styles: French, Hip-Hop and traditional kitsch clubbing. These three cultures and their codes coexist and are played together with to reach a mature, digested and assumed design. Displayed through the whole space, ones can for example notice wood panels and moldings that are typically associated with French interiors. Yet these very classical elements are almost hijacked by being combined with massive diamond, bottle, headphone shapes incrustations, family members, this time, of hip-hop as well as clubbing cultures.
Inside the VIP areas, the designers allow themselves to take one step further beyond the typical VIP decor usually displayed in Chinese nightclubs. Addressing a more mature clientele, and therefo
