{"id":33440,"date":"2026-05-11T08:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33440\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:13:58","slug":"curtains-create-cosy-corners-in-listening-bar-upstairs-at-hausu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33440\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtains create cosy corners in listening bar Upstairs at Hausu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wool and sheer voile curtains<\/a> envelop this intimate listening bar<\/a> in south London designed by artist Eva Gold, drawing on references including David Lynch<\/a>‘s Twin Peaks series and a modernist Mies van der Rohe installation.<\/p>\n

Upstairs at Hausu is located directly above Hausu<\/a> restaurant, which serves an array of Asian-inspired small plates to the soundtrack of jazz, soul and electronic vinyl.<\/p>\n

\"UpstairsThe bar is one floor up from Peckham’s Hausu restaurant<\/p>\n

The newly added bar similarly plays music records but also hosts an array of DJs and serves a robust selection of cocktails that riff on the food offered downstairs.<\/p>\n

When designer and artist Eva Gold<\/a> was put in charge of the bar’s interiors, television and cinema ended up being key points of reference \u2013 fitting given that Hausu was named after a 1977 Japanese horror-comedy film.<\/p>\n

\"UpstairsBrown woollen curtains were hung around the edge of the room<\/p>\n

Her main inspiration was The Red Room from director David Lynch’s cult series Twin Peaks, a surreal, multidimensional space engulfed by crimson curtains.<\/p>\n

Gold was also influenced by The Velvet and Silk Cafe<\/a>, an installation created by designer Lilly Reich and architect Mies van der Rohe<\/a> for a fashion exhibition in 1927 that featured several curved “walls” and partitions made from swathes of fabric.<\/p>\n

\"UpstairsSheerer curtains act as dividers between tables<\/p>\n

“I wanted the cocktail bar to feel dark and intimate,” Gold told Dezeen. “So I thought a lot about desire, and its connection to the unknown.”<\/p>\n

“Both [The Red Room and The Velvet and Silk Cafe] utilise curtains, essentially playing with the idea of concealing or obscuring something.”<\/p>\n

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Upstairs at Hausu is framed by a series of different curtains. Heavy chocolate-coloured wool drapes run around the periphery of the space, complementing the deep-brown dado painted around the lower half of the bar’s white walls.<\/p>\n

Sheer voile curtains were suspended between a few of the wooden tables, creating cosy pockets of seating; these can be drawn back to accommodate larger groups if needed.<\/p>\n

\"UpstairsMusic is fed through speakers that sit at different points throughout the room<\/p>\n

Speakers are dotted throughout the room to provide balanced, high-quality sound, with some mounted in the corners and larger models set on the floor.<\/p>\n

The space is softly illuminated by paper lanterns that dangle from the ceiling. Decoration was otherwise kept simple with potted plants and a slender metal shelf displaying vinyl covers.<\/p>\n

\"UpstairsVinyl covers are displayed on metal shelving<\/p>\n

Upstairs at Hausu isn’t the only drinks spot to have recently landed in this corner of south London. Last month saw the reopening of nightclub Peckham Palais<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After being closed for 15 years, the venue now has a “layered and atmospheric” interior featuring raspberry-red walls and leather banquettes.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Adam Firman<\/a>. <\/p>\n