Earlwood Bardwell Park RSL Club

Earlwood-Bardwell Park RSL Club is a boutique RSL Club in the beautiful Bardwell Valley offering members and the local community quality facilities and entertainment. One facility is the family restaurant, Cucina Mia, offering a traditional Italian menu with fresh and local produce. Located in the new basement area of the Club, Cucina Mia wanted a space that appealed to families and diners and would redefine the perception of club dining. RED Design Group was appointed to create a space of elegance whilst also providing guests with a relaxed and comfortable space suitable for family dining.

Cucina Mia restaurant at the Earlwood Bardwell Park RSL was the second project RED Design Group completed with the client, creating the branding and interior design for the new area. The design brief developed by RED Design Group was to create a moodier and sexier environment compared to the upstairs club. As the restaurant is located in the basement and somewhat tucked away, the designers played on the theme of a hidden 1920s Speakeasy with rich dark tones, tarnished brass and dramatic lighting.

Creating an immediate impact when walking into Cucina Mia was essential in creating the stand-out point of difference for the RSL Club. With constraints on the ceiling height RED Design Group, along with LPA, designed a mirror and LED ceiling feature that runs the length of the space. Surface-mounted globes were fixed to mirrored panels that in turn were framed with cornice mounding. This mounding was then recessed with an LED strip creating an amazingly dramatic link through the ceiling.