Shaped by the vision of Swiss architect Leopold Banchini, Goodbye Horses space in London is a study on materiality—an ode to craftsmanship, spatial fluidity, and the quiet poetry of natural light.
Housed within a former pub at 21 Halliford Street, the natural wine bar and restaurant shares its bones with Day Trip, a coffee shop that occupies the space by day before dissolving effortlessly into the evening’s more intimate setting.
Swiss architect Leopold Banchini has stripped the structure back to its essence, allowing the raw integrity of the materials to take center stage. The ten-meter-long oak bar—hewn from a single tree—runs like a tactile thread through the space, its surface inviting hands to trace the grain. Overhead, a hand-painted lantern mural by artist Lucy Stein glows softly, its delicate motifs drawing from British mythological narratives. The room breathes with a quiet confidence, its muted palette of timber and stone warmed by flickering candlelight and the gentle hum of a needle meeting vinyl.
With over 4,000 records lining the walls, sound is as much a part of Goodbye Horses’ design as its architectural elements. The experience is immersive: a seamless convergence of texture, tone, and atmosphere that shifts in rhythm with the passing hours. Here, hospitality is an art form—unhurried, deliberate, and deeply considered.
