Case study — Reception lounge
Ivory Salon
Nineteen conversation groups, no rows, and a room that never emptied after dinner.
- Marquee
- Gulberg
- Autumn
- Guests
- 400
- Groups
- 19
- Last guest
- 2:10 am
- Rugs
- 22
Reception and lounge
Islands of four to six
Room still two-thirds full
Zoning without walls
01 — The vision
The hosts had been to a hundred weddings where everyone left after the food. They asked for the opposite.
02 — The problem
Lounge furniture placed against walls turns a marquee into a waiting room.
03 — The resolution
Nineteen islands of four to six seats, floated away from the walls, each with its own light source and low table.
The concept
Drawing room, floated — warm, low and grouped.
People stay where they can hear each other and see each other's faces.
Palette
Materials
- Cane frames
- Bouclé upholstery
- Marble tops
- Wool rugs
Florals
Low table arrangements only, replaced at midnight so the room stayed fresh into the small hours.
Lighting
Every group lit individually below shoulder height; no overhead wash on the lounge at all.
Behind the scenes
Inventory prep
Every piece cleaned, repaired and finished in the workshop the week before.
Zoning
Groups walked and re-spaced on site until the routes between them felt right.
Midnight refresh
Table florals and candles replaced at twelve without interrupting a conversation.
“Nobody left after dinner. That has never happened at a family wedding of ours, and it was entirely down to how the lounge was arranged.”
The Rehman Family — Reception, Gulberg
Services used
From the portfolio
Areas we serve nearby
- GulbergThe city's most polished rooms, reached through its least forgiving streets.
- Cantt & AskariDocumentation filed early, crews carrying identification, and a programme that runs to the minute because here it genuinely will.
- DHA LahoreWhere the venue is usually somebody's home, and the plan has to respect the street as much as the guest list.
Begin
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