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Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf by Mario J Lotti

Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf by Mario J Lotti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Espazos Interiores e de Exposición Competition Category.


FerroInteriorismo· 2014

Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf

by Mario J Lotti

Client: Montgomerie Links Golf Club

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Interiorismo Category

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The Design

About Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf

O salón dun club de golf tiña sido deseñado e construído en 6 semanas, a tempo para o día de apertura. Tamén tiña que ser fermosa, funcional como salón e apropiada para cerimonias e outros eventos máis pequenos. Para unha caixa de vidro de tres caras no medio dun campo de golf, este enfoque trae os verdes, o ceo e algunha noción de golf na barra, coas cores do mobiliario e os reflexos do campo na barra de espello do mosaico. As vistas exteriores forman parte do deseño e da experiencia de interiores.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. Birdie's Lounge Lounge Club De Golf é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The space for the bar is a box with 3 glass walls and expansive views of the golf course. The project was to design a lounge for a golf club that could be designed and constructed in 6 weeks. It also had to be beautiful, functional as a lounge and appropriate for golf competition awards ceremonies. For a 3 sided glass box in the middle of a golf course, the best approach was to bring the greens, the sky and some notion of golf into the bar, by the colors of the furnishings and the reflections in the mosaic mirror back bar.
Dimensions & Packaging
The space is approximately 400 square meters.
Tags
Golf, Golf Club, bar, lounge, links
Production Technology
In designing the bar, I had to consider how it would be constructed within 6 weeks. To accomplish this, the carcass for the bar was constructed of Brick masonry while the stone materials were ordered. The yellow onyx cladding was critical to completing the bar on time. The attachment of the Yellow Onyx is by a single large ornamental bolt. The Onyx stone slabs overlap each other with every other panel behind the other sets of panels and overlapping slightly to allow for the carcass and other construction tolerances generously.
Design Challenge
Although the views are really striking from this location, planning in a space with 3 glass walls and traffic paths through the middle doesn't leave many options. The shape of the space had a stagnant feeling. To break this up, a curve was introduced in the bar. The kitchen and entry/exit paths crossed the middle of the space and created a dividing line. The curve in the bar enhanced the flow through the space and created a more natural appearing path.
Research
To design this bar, research on the existing facility design need to be studied to produce a design that would work well with the rest of the facility design. The immediate inspiration was the expansive views and colors of the golf greens and sky.
Inspiration
Golf, the links, the very green golf greens, big blue sky, Big beautiful views
Project Duration
6 weeks from request to provide design services until completed construction and open. Project is in Quang Nam, Vietnam.
Operation Flow
The program of bar, restaurant, lounge, awards ceremony room was a tight fit. Placing the bar at the opaque wall allowed the space to be re-arranged as required for different functions. The lounge is primarily for daytime and daylight use. The free form curved bar facilitates communication - more than 2 people sitting at the curved bar can comfortably see each other when talking. The angled back bar wall enhances the effect of the mosaic mirror reflecting the view of the golf course inside the bar.

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