Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo by Mario J Lotti

Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo by Mario J Lotti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2014 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Sebaka sa Ka Hare le Dipontsho Competition Category.

TšepeKa Hare· 2014

Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo

by Mario J Lotti

Client: Montgomerie Links Golf Club

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Ka Hare Category

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The Design

About Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo

Kamore ea ho phomola bakeng sa lebala la kolofo e ne e raliloe ebile e hahiloe ka libeke tse 6, ka nako ea ho bula. E ne e boetse e lokela ho ba ntle, e sebetse joalo ka kamore ea ho phomola hape e loketse meketjana ea likhau tsa papali ea kolofo le liketsahalo tse ling tse nyane. Bakeng sa lebokose le 3 la lehlakoreng la khalase bohareng ba lebala la kolofo, mokhoa ona o tlisa litlolo, maholimo le mohopolo o mong oa kolofo ka bareng, mebala ea thepa ea ka tlung le lipontšo tsa thupelo e ka har'a khalase ea mahlo ea morao. Maikutlo a kantle ke karolo ea moralo oa bohareng le boiphihlelo.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Birdie's Lounge Kamore Ea Ho Bapala Kolofo e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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.