The first Giger Bar was supposed to open in New York. When it turned out that its construction would be too expensive, it was decided that it would be better to wait until there were enough financial resources. At that time, Giger met with architect Thomas Domenig, who was working on the construction of a café in Giger's hometown of Chur. He managed to convince Domenig to build the Giger bar instead of the café. The construction took two years. The bar officially opened on February 8, 1992.
The bar is completely in the spirit of biomechanical design. Giger designed the interior, from the spine-like walls and ceiling, entrance doors, seating, and tables, to the lamps and the bar itself. Everything is modeled so that visitors feel as if they are in the movie Alien.
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