Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up (Top Down) is an architectural element comprised of a significant cornice above, and a corresponding counter below, that frame a spatial void for service function activities between them. Bottoms Up is used in retail as a cash wrap, in the workplace as a reception desk, in cafes as a coffee counter and in clubs as a bar.
similar but different
- Split Column Split Column is a vertical display technique, often cylindrical in form. Bottoms Up is a spatial defining architectural feature in which service people occupy its inside space.
expanded research
practice types
bibliographic citations
1) The Interior Archetypes Research and Teaching Project, Cornell University, www.intypes.cornell.edu (accessed month & date, year).
2) Wells, Carla. “Theory Studies: Archetypical Bar and Nightclub Practices in Contemporary Interior Design.” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2012, 244-86.