Case study · Sydney, Northern Beaches

Palm Beach Cellar

Designed by Eamonn Egan. A modern cellar in Palm Beach for about 3,000 bottles, fitted out in 2001–2002. He designed the layout, the climate and the lighting. He did not build, supply or install the cellar.

Featured in news.com.au

The cellar was included in a news.com.au story about ambitious private cellars in Sydney. The photographs are small. They are shown here at their own size, and they are not enlarged.

Full rack wall with two stainless library ladders, display shelves and downlights.
Rack wall with two library ladders.
Designer
Eamonn Egan, 2001–2002. Design consultancy only.
Capacity
About 3,000 bottles.
Climate
Custom-designed climate control, balancing temperature and humidity.
Timber
Dark-stained racking: single-bottle columns, angled display shelves, large diamond bins and curved runs. A timber floor.
Ladder
A stainless library ladder on an overhead stainless rail, with concealed strip lighting under the rail.
Display
Lit glass niches, including a spirit and riesling area, and fibre-optic rear-lit panels. Woodcase and magnum storage. An adjoining bar nook.

The room

The racking is dark-stained timber: columns for single bottles, shelves set at an angle for display, large diamond bins, and runs that curve. A stainless library ladder travels on an overhead stainless rail. A concealed strip under that rail lights the timber. Glass niches are lit, including a place for spirits and riesling, and some of the display panels are rear-lit with fibre optics.

There is storage for wooden cases and for magnums, a timber floor, and a bar nook beside the cellar. The climate control was custom-designed to balance temperature and humidity. The set-points are not published here.

The fit-out was done in 2001–2002 by the client’s own trades, from the design. Eamonn does not build, fabricate, supply or install, and he does not carry construction liability for the work.

The finished cellar

  • Wall of single-bottle columns and angled display shelves in dark-stained timber.
    Single-bottle columns and angled display shelves.
  • Stainless library ladder on an overhead rail running along curved timber racking.
    Library ladder on an overhead stainless rail.
  • Library ladder in front of large diamond bins and magnum display racking.
    Diamond bins and magnum display.
  • Lit glass display niche set into dark timber racking.
    Lit glass display niche.
  • Racking wall with woodcase storage, display shelves and a lit glass niche.
    Woodcase storage and lit display niche.
  • Fibre-optic rear-lit display panels glowing between timber shelves.
    Fibre-optic rear-lit display panels.
  • Curved run of racking with large diamond bins beside the stainless ladder.
    Curved racking with diamond bins.
  • Concealed strip lighting under the stainless rail washing the timber racking.
    Concealed strip lighting under the ladder rail.
  • Stainless rail above large diamond bins in dark timber.
    Stainless rail above diamond bins.
  • Curved timber racking with angled display shelves.
    Curved racking with angled display shelves.
  • Full rack wall with two stainless library ladders, display shelves and downlights.
    Rack wall with two library ladders.

Design and installation

These frames show the work as it was built and fitted. The client’s own trades did that work. Eamonn designed the cellar. He did not build, supply or install it.

  • Cellar during fit-out with stainless library ladder on its rail and dark timber diamond panel behind.
    Fit-out: library ladder on its stainless rail.
  • Timber racking with single-bottle columns and angled display shelves during installation, timber floor below.
    Installation: racking and angled display shelves.

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