The Architectural Office of Roman Leonidov have designed a VIP-hall for the «Sky Lounge» restaurant, which is on the 22-floor of the RAS Presidium building.
The total area of the former technical floor is 100 sq m. Even thought formally it is a single hall, it is so skillfully zoned that except the central table, there are many additional cozy places for small parties and couples who came for a quiet dinner.
The effect of a compound space, which can’t be read at once, is achieved due to a large number of reflective surfaces and a variety of lighting effects. In particular, there is a column in the centre “wrapped” in a dark gray tinted glass.
Under the electric light this quite massive construction serves as a mirror, but specific light scheme and plasma display panels behind the glass turn it into a unique sculptural lamp with flashed on spots-“bubbles”, changing their intensity and color. The architects Roman Leonidov ans Zoya Samorodova included the image of a half moon into the interior. It is the ceiling lamp that is half-moon shaped, made of aluminum carved frame with 250 threads of glass beads. Under the lamp there is the main table – the architects believe it is half-moon-shaped too, but actually it more like a surfboard. The long table top has the carcass of aluminum, and is made of Corian, and due to central inserts can be long or short.
