Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj by Mario J Lotti

Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj by Mario J Lotti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

ToojSab Hauv· 2014

Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj

by Mario J Lotti

Client: MLA Development Corporation

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj

Hauv pem teb Ua ntej yog nyob hauv kev paub dej thiab hauv pem teb thib ob yog kev paub ua dej saum toj no. Cov kev kawm hauv qab dej muaj xws li lub teeb pom kev zoo li cov theem rov qab, DMX LED rov qab lub teeb tsa ntses ntses nplai iav iav, Ntses zoo li tus DMX LED txhob lo lo ntxhuav teeb, Ntses ntses tso rau hauv lub qhov rai qhib, thiab tag nrho qhov chaw yog taws teeb nrog H2O nyhuv teeb. Ntawm cov chav tsev thib ob, nyias nyias daim iav ntawm cov tsom iav ntawm random spacing yog imbedded hauv hav zoov mural phab ntsa. Laser teeb thiab txav tau pom nyob hauv daim iav coj mus rau sab nrauv thiab paub qhov kev txav ntawm lub zog thaum sib tawm tsam tshav ntuj los ntawm cov ntoo

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Lido Cafe Cov Tsoos Mloog Nkauj ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The First floor is an undersea adventure and the Second floor is a beach or pool "resort" on the land. On the First floor we have a light organ as stage backdrop, a DMX LED back lit motled glass bar, and the entire space is illuminated with H2O effect lights. On the second floor, thin vertical strips of mirror at random spacing are imbedded in the forest mural wall. Laser lights and movement are reflected in the mirror strips and exaggerate the sense of movement in the space while also suggesting a much larger forest beyond.
Dimensions & Packaging: Approximately 1000 square meters
Tags: Lido, Karaoke, Bar, Cafe, Lounge, girls, music, entertainment, resort, sea, water
Production Technology: DMX LED glass bar, star light ceiling, DMX LED fish shaped bamboo and silk lanterns, light organ behind the stage, Thin strips of mirror imbedded in the wall exaggerate the sense of movement, H2O lights create the under water effect, marble sculpture and cement render bubbles wrap the columns in the center. Cement plaster fish scales covering one wall as though a giant fish is swimming by to bring guests into the scale of the experience. Blue, Orange and white shebunken goldfish upholstery print. Fish tanks infill windows on the first floor.
Design Challenge: Locating local materials, creating a unique, pleasing and playful environment like no other in Saigon that also appealed to the local culture. The spaces were also small for a bar and the spaces have a column in the middle. Numerous studies were explored before deciding to develop the plan with the bar on both floors taking the area where the view to the stage is blocked by the columns, thereby ensuring that every client has full view of the stage.
Research: The meaning and implications of the word Lido. Available and inexpensive local materials and craftsmanship capability except for the DMX lighting controls and LED lights. Vietnam also has a unique gentlemen's club culture and I wanted to integrate this personal intellectual provocation into the design in a playful suggestive way as evidenced by the shapes of the bars, the bubble column and erotic sculpture column.
Inspiration: Lido - a resort or luxury beach resort or pool.
Project Duration: Design started in March of 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City and is progressing through construction documents presently. Expected construction in 2015.
Operation Flow: The establishment offers two different environments in one place. Normally, one bar will have live music and the other will have karaoke. In both spaces, movement and the dynamic are part of the design and experience. On the first floor the lighted elements continually change and respond to the music. On the second floor, the vertical mirror strips reflect the lights and movement similar to sunlight shining between the trees in the forest. The second floor showcase exhibits musical instruments, bathing suits and trophies of famous people.
Image Credits: Image # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5: Renderer Walls Interior Design and Renderings, Lido Café, 2013