Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija by Edoardo Gherardi

Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija by Edoardo Gherardi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Unutrašnjeg Prostora i Izložbi Competition Category.

BronzaEnterijer· 2022

Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija

by Edoardo Gherardi

Client: Gherardi architetti

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Enterijer Category

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The Design

About Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija

Diemme je kompanija za prženje kafe sa sjedištem u Padovi i vrlo aktivna širom svijeta. Njegovo istraživanje i kvaliteti izraženi su u konceptu Akademije, potpuno nove strukture koja zgušnjava različite duše: istovremeno izložbeni prostor, sertifikovana škola za obuku operatera i mesto za istraživanje kafe. Cilj je bio stvoriti prostor sa mnogo sadržaja. Projekat je strukturiran u radnim prostorima podijeljenim drvenim totemima i staklenim zidovima, s različitim stepenom introspekcije. Visok nivo tehnoloških sistema je namjerno sakriven da bi kafa postao glavni junak.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, nauci, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Diemme Multifunkcionalna Akademija sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Diemme Caffè is a coffee roasting company in Padua, very active worldwide. Its research and product development qualities are expressed in the concept of Diemme Academy, a completely new structure that condenses different souls. It is at the same time a showroom for customers and a worldwide certified training school for operators in the sector. At the same time it is a place for research on coffee and the world of food.
Dimensions & Packaging: 600 m2
Tags: Steel, Metal, Wood, Stone, Glass, Interior
Production Technology: The project integrates the technological systems through the wooden totems and the false ceiling. The latter was conceived as a complex element, in which the various systems are inserted: lighting, sound, gas detection, fire, audio-video, alarm and air conditioning.
The video installations at the entrance and along the path are integrated into the furnishings and are an important communication tool, together with the graphics specially designed for the Academy. The project materials are three: wood for the furnishings and totems, glass for the partitions, metal for the worktops and the internal patio.
Design Challenge: The Academy is located inside the company headquarters, on the first floor.
Gherardiarchitetti intervened in advanced rough, the curved facade and the floors had already been built. The project has a very strong technical component, which is not exhibited. For this reason, the false ceiling was conceived as a complex technological system, in which all the systems are inserted. The space is divided by glass walls and opaque wooden totems, which place the work space at the center.
Research: The goal was to create a space with many contents that would allow the Diemme roaster to best express its research character in the quality of coffee and as a global operator. For this reason, a space full of meanings was imagined, organized around a central path, which tells the story of the company, which is a place of aggregation and exhibition and from which all the work areas can be seen. In fact, the project is structured in work areas divided by glass walls, with different degrees of introspection (bartender room, brewing room, roasting room, automatic machine room, packaging room, food & beverage room). The high level of technological systems was deliberately hidden, because all the spaces are aimed at preparing coffee and selecting the best blends.
The Academy is not just a place for training and research, but it can host international competition.
Inspiration: The Academy is organized in a sequence of spaces, which have at their center the world of coffee and the equipment for its processing.
The project has a very strong technical component, even if not revealed, to make way for clean volumes rather than an exhibited technology. The space was organized through lacquered wood totems that act as technical knots. With the exception of them, the different work areas have been divided with glass walls and integrated furniture.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2018 and ended in February 2019
Operation Flow: The Academy is a complex space, which gathers many functions: professional training, showroom, international competitions and the core of the company. For this reason the spaces are multifunction: the bartender room and the brewing room can be used together or separated by a retractable glass wall; the roastery room houses the Gisen roaster, but it can be completely darkened and illuminated by a red light to analyse the coffee; the central space tells the story of the company, but is also a commercial and a meeting place.
Team Members: Project: Edoardo Gherardi
Project manager: Monica Martini
Team: Stefania Albanese
Image Credits: Photo Marco Zanta
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