Hi All,
New to the forum and Tiki Bars.
I am based in the UK and work for a boat building company. We are participating in a local workboat show where we will be showcasing our products and displaying one of our boats. Due to the layout of the show and past experience we decided to build a hospitality barge moored next to our boat. The barge has a deck of 3x5.2 meters with a gazebo of 3x3 meters covering a semi formal meeting area.
An area of 2.2 x 3 m is left uncovered, initially I wanted to setup a Gin bar in the area, being the UK G&T in the summer is a staple. However, the concept of having some pirate in your captain mentality steered me to a more creative proposition, a Tiki Bar.
As part of our corporate hospitality, we used to frequent the London Trader’s Vics (RIP), remembering that and after a deep trawl of the internet the decision to make that area a Tiki Bar was taken.
As part of the design process a 1:32 model was constructed and several options explored. A canopy of 4 artificial palm trees was deemed too have and complicated and combination of tin roof, fake leaves and a camouflage net will be used.
The decorations will be a mix of purchased and manufactured items, I will go into details of the manufactured items. Our workshop has woodworking capabilities, CNC routing, 3D printing and laser engraving.
Some animated items will be fabricated from repurposed items and 3D downloads from the internet.
The following initial list of items will be fabricated:
Bar
Roof
Décor
Wall clock
Shell lamp
Purchased items:
Tiki masks
Bar stools
I am also considering building a robotic bar tender, time allowing.
No name yet has been chosen for the bar.
New to the forum and Tiki Bars.
I am based in the UK and work for a boat building company. We are participating in a local workboat show where we will be showcasing our products and displaying one of our boats. Due to the layout of the show and past experience we decided to build a hospitality barge moored next to our boat. The barge has a deck of 3x5.2 meters with a gazebo of 3x3 meters covering a semi formal meeting area.
An area of 2.2 x 3 m is left uncovered, initially I wanted to setup a Gin bar in the area, being the UK G&T in the summer is a staple. However, the concept of having some pirate in your captain mentality steered me to a more creative proposition, a Tiki Bar.
As part of our corporate hospitality, we used to frequent the London Trader’s Vics (RIP), remembering that and after a deep trawl of the internet the decision to make that area a Tiki Bar was taken.
As part of the design process a 1:32 model was constructed and several options explored. A canopy of 4 artificial palm trees was deemed too have and complicated and combination of tin roof, fake leaves and a camouflage net will be used.
The decorations will be a mix of purchased and manufactured items, I will go into details of the manufactured items. Our workshop has woodworking capabilities, CNC routing, 3D printing and laser engraving.
Some animated items will be fabricated from repurposed items and 3D downloads from the internet.
The following initial list of items will be fabricated:
Bar
Roof
Décor
Wall clock
Shell lamp
Purchased items:
Tiki masks
Bar stools
I am also considering building a robotic bar tender, time allowing.
No name yet has been chosen for the bar.
