Illustrated planning concept · Final design follows field verification and approved project documents
Modern Cocktail Bar
Pool-side bar with kegerator, sink, and ice trough.
- Size range
- 10' x 30" + bar overhang
- Installed investment range
- $26,000 – $48,000
- Best for
- Pool-side entertaining, bar-forward layouts
Two pages: concept rendering, planning dimensions, option decisions, and verification checklist. No email required.
Start with this conceptAn illustrated starting point
This concept is not a permit, engineering, fabrication, appliance-cutout, code-approval, or construction drawing. Field measurements, selected manufacturer documents and listings, site and utility conditions, required qualified engineering, AHJ/HOA review, approved documents, and the signed scope control the final design. The installed investment range is for planning, not a quote.
About this design
Bar-focused kitchen module with kegerator, ice trough, prep sink, blender station, and concealed glassware drawers. Bar-height counter with seating for 4-6.
Key features
- · Built-in kegerator with twin taps
- · Insulated ice trough / wine cooler
- · Bar sink w/ filler
- · Built-in blender outlet station
- · Concealed glassware drawers
- · Backlit onyx or stone bar front
Equipment & systems
- · Perlick HC24TB Outdoor Beer Dispenser
- · Lynx outdoor wine cellar 24"
- · Built-in 18" bar sink
- · Insulated ice trough
- · Smart Vitamix station w/ countertop receptacle
How this kitchen is planned
A bar-forward module facing the pool: dispensing and cold storage behind the counter, guests at the overhang in front, and a lit stone front doing the visual work.
No cooking. This is a service bar — pouring, blending, icing and plating snacks.
Four to six seated at bar height, facing the water, with the host working behind the counter.
Often open to the sky for the view. If it stays uncovered, sun exposure on the bar top and on backlit panels is a real material decision.
Wet and cold only, but heavily so: bar sink, ice trough, kegerator, gas line for the dispenser and dedicated drainage. No live fire in this concept.
Layout zones this concept reserves
- ADispense bay
Kegerator, tap tower and dispenser-service zone; cylinder location, ventilation and access follow selected equipment documents and qualified trade/AHJ requirements
- BWet bay
Bar sink, filler and drainage
- CCold + ice
Insulated ice trough and wine or beverage cooler
- DBar overhang
Guest seating edge with corbel or cantilever support
- ELit bar front
Backlit stone panel and its concealed lighting cavity
Finish and material zones
- Bar front
- Backlit onyx or honed limestone — the single statement surface; confirm panel thickness with the lighting approach.
- Bar top
- Quartzite or sintered stone, chosen for stain resistance against citrus and wine.
- Drawer fronts
- Walnut or stainless; walnut needs an honest maintenance conversation in full sun.
- Service side
- Use a durable, cleanable exterior finish suitable for the selected location.
Lock these before appliances are ordered
- Dispenser model, which determines how many taps are actually available
- Ice trough versus a dedicated ice maker
- Backlit panel material and whether the lighting cavity is built now
- Overhang depth and stool count
- Blender or appliance outlet placement on the counter
- Whether the bar faces the pool, the house, or the view
Verified before anything is built
- Selected dispenser and cooler documents including tap configuration, ventilation and cylinder storage — obtained before cabinetry is built
- Bar sink supply, drain routing and freeze protection — confirmed by the qualified plumbing trade
- Concealed lighting cavity, low-voltage routing and driver access — confirmed before the panel is set
- Fuel type, meter capacity, run length, total connected load and electrical circuits — confirmed by the qualified trades in the signed scope
- Finished grades, counter drainage and service access to every appliance and shutoff — confirmed by field measurement
- AHJ, HOA and manufacturer requirements for this address and this scope — confirmed in writing before construction
Planning this kitchen in Arizona
Heat and shade exposure
Decide where the cook stands in July before you decide on finishes. Shade over the working side changes how usable the kitchen is, how hot the counter gets, and how quickly stainless and dark slab surfaces become uncomfortable to touch. If a cover is part of the plan, it is designed with the kitchen — not added afterward.
Drainage and cleanability
Plan for dust, rain, spills and appropriate cleaning that follows the selected finish and equipment instructions, without spraying appliances or electrical components. Counter slope, deck slope away from the cabinetry, grease handling, and a drain path that does not run toward appliances or the house all get settled in the approved design, using field-measured grades rather than assumptions.
Wind and smoke orientation
Wind direction affects whether smoke drifts into your seating or away from it. AE considers observed site wind patterns and nearby structures when planning the cooking side at your address. Any ventilation approach follows the selected appliance's instructions and the listed venting components — not a general rule of thumb.
Utilities and service access
Fuel type, meter capacity, run length, total connected load, and electrical circuits are verified by the qualified trades in the signed scope. Just as important: every appliance, shutoff, and connection needs to be reachable years from now, so service access is drawn before cabinetry is fabricated.
AHJ, HOA and manufacturer coordination
Requirements vary by address, by scope, and by the product you select. Municipal or county review, HOA architectural approval where one applies, and each manufacturer's installation instructions and listing all have to agree with the drawings before anything is built. AE builds to the approved written scope.
This planning board is a concept-stage tool. It is not permit, engineering, fabrication, appliance-cutout, code-approval, safety-inspection, or construction documentation. Field measurements, the selected manufacturer documents and listings, required qualified engineering, AHJ and HOA review, approved documents, and the signed scope control the final build.
