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Case study · Red River, Austin

Sip Haus

A one-of-a-kind website, QR table ordering tied into the POS, and architectural concepts for a Persian lounge on Red River.

Sip Haus logo as a gold neon sign
Every tableQR menu with phone ordering and pay
Real timeOrders print at the front register
0Templates used anywhere on the site

The venue

Sip Haus was turning from a tea and hookah lounge into a full bar, with a new liquor license, a new operator and a 350-person room. On busy nights the bar got swamped, the old website didn't match the room, and the owner wanted a long-term vision for the space.

The tech they never see

Behind the scenes, the site is a complete hand-built HTML website: fast, crawlable, set up for search and indexed on Google. We handle the technical work owners don't want to think about, like hosting, security, updates and keeping every page current.

Where it stands

Table ordering took pressure off the bar during the busiest hours, and the owner says guests loved it. The website and the club deck concepts keep evolving as Sip Haus grows.

What we built

  • A completely redesigned website at siphaus.org and siphausatx.com, designed from the ground up with no templates
  • QR menus printed for every table, linked to the venue's POS so orders print in real time at the front register
  • Pay-from-your-phone ordering, tested and debugged live in the venue until it ran smoothly
  • Architectural concept floor plans, DJ booth and VIP stage blueprints, and sightline studies for a future club deck
  • Concept renders, sketches and mood boards for an indoor-outdoor Persian garden club
  • Table tents and drink menu concepts for the new bar program

Brand colors

The palette.

The colors that define Sip Haus, carried through the website, flyers, menus and screens.

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