Nite Kong, Rome – Italy

MAS-Maria Adele Savioli Architettura, in collaboration with LaiBE Architettura, introduces Nite Kong, a sophisticated nightclub with thirty seats that has quickly established itself as one of the most sought-after venues in Roman nightlife. Founded in May 2023 by an eclectic team comprising Richard Ercolani, Claudia Gianvenuti, Massimo Palmieri, Patrick Pistolesi, and Ilaria Valeri, Nite Kong later completed its elegant interior finishes at the end of 2023.
Inspired by a manifesto that celebrates the vitality of the night, with its sunset awakening and the stars dancing in the sky, Nite Kong offers a unique and exclusive experience. The venue serves as a haven for those who appreciate refined style, channeling the energy and vigor of nightlife enthusiasts.
Maria Adele Savioli, the creative mind behind the project along with the LaiBE studio, explains that “the design was inspired by the vision and narrative of the owners themselves, who had a clear idea of the atmosphere they wanted to offer their customers”.
The bar counter, with its technical volume from Behind Bars, is a design masterpiece made of stainless steel, while the front of the counter, custom-designed by the architects, is covered with a three-dimensional mirrored surface. The ash wood serving counter, brushed and lacquered in open-pore black, is a distinctive feature typical of the bar counters of Drink Kong – the successful predecessor founded by the owners – ranked 21st in the world for the World’s 50 Best Bars. The counter, led by renowned bartender Patrick Pistolesi, offers a drink list ranging from great classics like Manhattan and Old Fashion to “unusual classics” born from his extensive experience.
The cocktail bar, located on a surface of 120 sqm, thus offers an immersive experience through innovative design and video projections that transform the space into a suspended, timeless environment. The unique atmosphere is created by the fusion of eclipses, light, and darkness, evoking an abstraction of colors that enchants the senses. Fluid shapes, moving architectural geometries, and fragments of the Nite Kong concept introduce visitors to different visual environments projected.
Nite Kong is not just a nightclub, but an immersion that extends to the architecture of the venue itself. The space is conceived as an abstract envelope, expanded by video projections curated by Studio LordZ, in collaboration with Purple Neon Lights studio and Noisevideo. Black walls and ceilings come to life through fluid shapes, hypnotic geometries, creating an enveloping visual perception. The lamps, Find Me and Light Shadow by Flos and TeTaTeT by Davide Groppi, make the atmosphere even more evocative, thanks to the lighting design project by Luci Ombre.
Attention to detail also extends to other spaces, transforming the anteroom and bathrooms into reflective and “infinite” environments. Mirrored walls alternate in a black box delimited by luminous lines, creating geometric projections that capture the imagination.
The curated design of this nightclub allows a journey through the aesthetics of the night, a tribute to elegance and beauty. A place where the passion for the night merges with the love for refinement. The eternal city has a new icon of Roman nightlife.