Flexibility in function prioritised for design of sober club in New York

New York-based studios Opa Architecture and Laube Studio have designed members' club The Maze in Chelsea, tailored specifically for the sober and sober-curious.

The Maze on West 24th Street occupies a 4,200-square-foot (390-square-metre) space that contains a restaurant, a sports lounge and a speakeasy, and is entirely alcohol free.

A dark green palette and mosaic tiles greet members arriving at The Maze

Designing a club that caters to a growing, underrepresented audience was a challenge...