Got smart

Agent 86, Agent 99 and the mention of a shoe phone will have sixties television fans yearning for the antics of Maxwell Smart, the inept spy cum lead actor in the series Get Smart.

Working with the oldest building in Pukekohe, Auckland, new owners wanted to create an upmarket venue for the increasing number of affluent Pukekohe residents saving them the 45 minute drive into the central city. Recognising the need for divergence from the normal gumboot local look, Maxwell Smart has been used to drive the difference in design and is permanently immortalised in the establishment's name – The Smart Bar. The 86 and 99 agent numbers feature in the custom designed wine display, bar logo and a series of mobile phones are showcased as a tribute to the original shoe phone and as an allusion to the smart businesslike personality of the bar.

Zoned for pleasure, the bar includes a plasma screen with central leaner for sports fans and casual drinkers, chill out spaces with fireplace and comfortable sofas for fireside chats with friends and a separate bar area for private functions.

The 'Smart' feel has transcended to the finishes avoiding the garish hues and patterns of the sixties in favour of a sleek Resene Lumbersider satin acrylic tinted to Resene Diesel (black red) exterior combined with an interior of warm timber, dark walls and crisp white – in short, Maxwell Smart's suited dress sense translated to wall, floor and ceiling space. Inside Resene Zylone SpaceCote in hues of Resene Mash (deep brown), Resene Diesel and Resene Wan White (off white) from the Karen Walker collection join wallpaper from the Resene Heavy Metal Collection for clean edged upmarket style.

From tired and uncared for to a reincarnation of Maxwell Smart in spiffing style, get smart and get there.

Interior Designer: Ria Gleeson, RG Design
Painting Contractor: Haven NZ
Resene: Philip Thompson, South Auckland Branch Manager
From the Resene News – issue 3/2004

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