Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora by Mario J Lotti

Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora by Mario J Lotti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award in Nzvimbo yeMukati neMusangano Competition Category.

SimbiMukati· 2014

Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora

by Mario J Lotti

Client: Montgomerie Links Golf Club

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award Winner in Mukati Category

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The Design

About Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora

Imba yekuzorora yekirabhu gorofu yakanga yagadzirwa uye kuvakwa mumavhiki matanhatu, panguva yekuvhura zuva. Iyo yaifanirawo kuve yakanaka, inoshanda seimba yekutandarira uye yakakodzera dzimwe nguva mhemberero dzemakwikwi egorofu uye zvimwe zviitiko zvidiki. Kune 3 yakagadzika girazi bhokisi riri mukati megorofu, nzira iyi inounza magirazi, matenga uye kumwe kufunga kwegorofu mubhari, mune mavara emidziyo uye kuratidzwa kweiyo kosi mune mosaic girazi kumashure bar. Maonero ekunze akanyanya chikamu chemukati mekugadzirwa uye ruzivo.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Birdie's Lounge Gorofu Kirabhu Yekuzorora inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.