Axolotl Surfaces for Sebel Pier One Refurbishment

Sebel Pier One (Lobby, Bar and Restaurant Refurbishment)

Bar, Light Sculpture, Floor Inlays: Axolotl
Lighting Design: Electrolight
Architect: Bates Smart
Photography: Rohan Venn

Over the last year Electrolight have been working closely with Bates Smart Architects on the design for the revitalised Sebel Pier One, the high-end hotel and conference facility located at Walsh Bay in Sydney. Sebel Pier One is situated on a former real-life pier originally constructed in 1912. The location affords spectacular views over Sydney Harbour.

Electrolight's design for the bar and dining areas features a custom light sculpture inspired by the organic form and movement of the ocean's creatures and the way modern yachts replicate these same movements. The commissioned work, named 'Squelette', was both conceptualised and detailed by the Electrolight team in Sydney. The detailed design was quite a process, with over 300 parts requiring site assembly, with all parts suspended utilising gravity to hold it's form. Specialist fabricator Axolotl were appointed to manufacture the piece and were instrumental in the realisation of the work, affording Electrolight the opportunity to create the machined organic forms in a lightweight brass aesthetic using Axolotl's proprietary metal coating techniques.