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JURY VOTES
Entertainment Venue
6.17
6.17
6.67
4.83
5.96
Tetsuya Matsumoto
Tetsuya Matsumoto Head Architect at KTX archiLAB
5
5
6
5
5.25
Florian Seidl
Florian Seidl Design Manager at Lavazza
Interesting crossover concept and q...
6
6
7
4
5.75
Julie Payette
Julie Payette Cofounder and Partner at v2com newswire
5
5
5
5
5
Simona Franci
Simona Franci Principal and Design Director at Fortebis
Cheerful and fun space, right for t...
7
7
7
5
6.5
Judith Haase
Judith Haase Architect at Gonzalez Haase AAS
8
7
7
4
6.5
Royce Epstein
Royce Epstein Design Director at Mohawk Group
5
6
5
3
4.75
Shannon Pringle
Shannon Pringle Interior Designer at Bernardon
7
7
8
6
7
P.C.Ee
P.C.Ee Editor & Creative Director at industry+
5
5
6
4
5
Jelle Sapulete
Jelle Sapulete Design Director at Adidas
7
8
8
6
7.25
Matteo Renna
Matteo Renna Founder at matteorenna | studio
6
6
7
5
6
alberto caiola
alberto caiola Design Director at Alberto Caiola Studio
7
7
8
7
7.25
Justin Bridgland
Justin Bridgland Founding Partner at More Design Office
6
5
6
4
5.25
Designer
Client
That Social Place
Floor area
450 ㎡
Completion
2019

BIRDIES is London’s newest crazy golf venue and latest social sports and hospitality venture by That Social Place. Located under the iconic Battersea Power Station train arches the site provides a natural den to discover and immerse yourself in a combination of cocktails, fusion tacos and the craziest of crazy golf courses. Front of house is a 75 cover cocktail bar of vibrant neon furniture and oversized hanging glass pendant features. A perfect pre and post round spot for drinks and social meet ups in the Battersea village. The design approach on each hole was to challenge, confuse and inspire simultaneously whilst adding a layer of golf ‘pun’ humour along the way. Each hole has a specific golf theme, not necessarily obvious to the player but present nevertheless. Players can lose themselves in a kaleidoscope of colour, light and music. Industrial materials juxtaposed with neon, plexiglass and bold graphic narrative gives every hole both an identity but also real gameplay meaning. A riot of imagery to excite any player and guide them through 9 individual holes in a crazy landscape installed in an old brick tunnel.