How to Build a Nightclub in Your Basement

"She would attend events like Burning Man and Ondalinda with friends and party through the night, but upon returning home she kept running into the same issue. "Everything closes just when you feel like you're about to have a great, long evening out," she says. "And things can get messy during the wee hours of the morning at clubs - if they're even open." The only solution, naturally, was to design a private nightclub in her own home."

"A disco ball drops from the ceiling, and the modular, movie theater-style furniture can pivot into banquettes, leaving plenty of room for dancing. She's attended many parties at other 'home clubs' too. "It's a natural progression of private membership clubs," she notes. "The trend comes from a desire to have complete authorship over the ambiance. So, curating the smell, the music, the drinks, and the lighting.""

"Rather than a sprawling dance floor, Kauffman sought to create a jewel box that can fit just 12 people. The color palette balances smoky grays and blacks, with a fur carpet that allows for barefoot dancing - or a shoe shuffle in a pair of custom slippers. A trained metalsmith, she's creating her own coasters, as well as canisters for candles. There will, of course, be a signature scent."

Repeatedly encountering early club closings and chaotic late-night scenes led to creating private, residential nightclubs tailored for intimate after-parties. Convertible screening rooms can become dance venues with disco balls and modular, pivoting theater seating to free floor space. The rise of home clubs reflects a desire for total authorship of ambiance, including curated scent, music, drinks, and lighting. One project centers on a 12-person jewel-box club finished in smoky grays and blacks, a fur carpet for barefoot dancing or custom slippers, and handmade metal coasters and candle canisters. Soundproofing is essential to meet noise ordinances and avoid disturbing household members.

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