Thinking outside the caravan...

Well the debate rumbles on... do we put a caravan in Barrio Central?  We're steering clear of cars and motorcycles (excuse the pun), we're not an American diner.  How about a plane wreck in the Amazon jungle... and re-enact scenes out of the last series of 'Lost'?  Why not a Tube carriage... it's going to be placed in the basement anyway... A packed carriage is the last place you'd want to drink after work!

We're trying to think outside the caravan, hence 'The Launderette' idea... and Dtwo Design have proposed a nice picnic area in 'The Woods' with a seating area 'outside' the caravan and an awning providing shelter from the elements... hmmm

Well, you can have a chuckle at some video footage of when the caravan at Barrio North arrive on Essex Road and was squeeezed through the doors!

Visualize this...

Some early concept 3D visuals to feast your eyes on from the lovely peeps at Dtwo ( www.dtwodesign.com ).

More here: www.flickr.com/photos/barriocentral

If you think these look a bit crazy, wait until we actually finish building it... it's all in the details... Pass the hammer!

Get on the case...

You can tell by the walls of Barrio North that we're a fan of retro luggage and we're well on the case with Barrio Central.

Cooking up some interesting alternate uses... check our Flickr Photostream of pics we've snapped or grabbed that are providing some inspiration...

How to make a caipirinha...

A short film about how to make a caipirinha cocktail from our good friends at Abelha Cachaça. Enjoy an Abelha caipirinha at Barrio today! :)

Roll out the barrow...

We love the idea of WheelBarrow Sound System making a special pre-festival guest appearance at Barrio...

Who knew heavy-weight beats and serious booty-shaking could be delivered on one little wheel?

www.wheelbarrowsoundsystem.co.uk

Leave your mark...

The section of wall with individual tiles painted by your good selves is a much talked about feature at Barrio North. It's a permanent fixture and the lucky few who nabbed a tile will go down in it's history :)

With so many of you wishing you had a tile to call your own, we're probably going to dedicate a section of wall for you - get creative people! We've been cooking up some other ideas of something a bit more fluid and changeable - what about a Post-It Note Art Wall?

You could spend some idle time at the office working on your Post-It Note masterpiece, then bring it down to the bar for all to admire... We could set a theme that changes every couple of months and prizes for the ones that make us laugh the most!

What's better than a caravan, huh?

So plenty of discussion around whether Barrio Central will have a caravan... well there's talk of a tree house, check out one caravan enthusiast's idea of a tree house!

What about booking The Launderette for your birthday?

Answers on a postcard to:

That bar with a "____" in it

c/o Barrio Central

Soho, London W1

A taste of the Caribbean...

You may get volcanoes at Trailer Happiness, Mahiki has it's treasure chests and Callooh Callay lays on the gramophones...

What about a Barrio blend of Caribbean rums, fresh juices and citrus served in a steel drum???

The calm before the storm...

If you work or play in Soho, you may have noticed a peculiar little shop display... Building works are due to start next week. We can't wait to get our hands dirty and start knocking down walls and ripping things out!

Hello from Barrio Central!

Barrio Central coming soon to Soho!

Watch this space for regular updates as we take an empty premises and give it the Barrio treatment - awww yeah!

Hello from Barrio North!

A warm welcome to everyone!

Watch out for regular posts from Barrio North... but all eyes are on the new member of the Barrio Familia :-)

Barrio North

45 Essex Road

Islington

London

N1 2SF

Tube: Angel | Buses: 38, 56, 73, 341, 476

t: 020 7688 2882
e: shout@barrionorth.com
w: www.barrionorth.com