AAKASH.STUDIOCHICAGO, US
The Safehouse lounge from above, half in cobalt wash and half in warm lamplight.

Safehouse

ELEVATED MEMBERS ONLY THIRD SPACE

SPACE / BRAND + EVENTSCOMPLETE

The project

Safehouse was an elevated members-only third space in San Antonio, co-founded by Aakash. It was built for the people propelling the city forward, and it brought them a concentrated energy of light and love.

Client
Safehouse
Year
2023—2025
Role
Co-founder — space and brand
Services
Brand identity, Interior design, Member application and interview, Member relations, Event programming
Status
Complete

Space

The lounge at night, empty — two bare pendant bulbs over low bouclé seating and a lit table lamp.
A low bouclé bench lit by two small table lamps against a bare wall.
A steel table under a single lamp — a book, and a mounted rock.

Events

A five-piece band mid-set — saxophone and upright bass at left, vocalist at right, lit by floor globes.
The Luxe Lounge from the mezzanine — the band playing in the round, guests seated on all four sides.
The room applauding at the end of a number, the band still lit on the floor.
The same set under cobalt wash, the band in silhouette behind lit globes.
Bar tables and chairs against a cobalt-washed wall, each with a small lamp and a single flower.

More work — the rest of the index.

The One Percent Club app on a phone, turning a full circle under a skylight
One Percent ClubBrand · Site · iOS App
A member's micro-world: status cards linked by hairlines to the member at the centre.
Safehouse DigitaliOS App · Web App
An orange circle over a film of the open sea
Holy Orange SeasonClient · Website Build
The Embassy cage in the dark, the lights coming up
Embassy MMAConcept · Brand