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BAR / CLUB / LOUNGE - M Ultra Lounge
� Location: Mykonos island, Greece � Date completed: June 2012 � Architect: Dimitris Economou � Interior Designer: Dimitris Economou
� Overall description of the project:
A cosmopolitan lounge and bar area with fine details, inspiring soundtrack, signature cocktails, Asian fusion cuisine and eminent international v.i.p. clientele.
� Design Brief:
Famous DJ and producer David Morales made a significant business step in the island of Mykonos, obtaining after so many visits during the past years his own lounge bar. Although Greece is suffering a lot during the past two years due to the economic crisis, Morales didn't hesitate to enter the myconian night life business and create his own place, a movement that is going to be an attraction for many local and international celebrities.
When Greek designer Dimitris Economou was asked to create the "m ultra lounge" in Mykonos island, the challenge for his work was huge. He would have to satisfy an internationally acclaimed Grammy-‐winning house music Dj and producer that has travelled all around the world, visited and played to all possible top clubs in destinations worldwide. Morales guidelines for the lounge bar were simple and concise; he loved sexy places, coloured lighting and Miami.
So Dimitris Economou took the challenge to successfully combine the cosmopolitan style of his special client with the Aegean scenery and aura of Mykonos, smoothly matching both aesthetics leaving nothing to chance and finally winning the bet with himself and the people. While relaxing elements, such as silk and viscose fabrics, cosy sofas, teak wood, many plants, a waterfall and the bamboo ceiling turn the lounge bar into a patio, giving a sense of laxity and calmness, white cement floor-‐very common in Aegean architecture-‐ was combined with white wood laser-‐cut surfaces reminding the customer of the dominant island colour. Many "hand-‐dressed" lamps decorated with natural materials such as wicker, rope or mother-‐of-‐pearl suit the "m's" mood of discreet elegance exuding an ethnic touch.
"Mykonos is an island of controversies and so is the owner of the "m ultra lounge". I could not have missed to combine some tweaked modern details in the place that would give the final touch, such as the red magis "spun chair" in the lounge area, the red chains curtains which distinctly divide the dining area and the transparent polycarbonate stools in the bar area, reflecting the owner's personality and metropolitan air", says the designer Dimitris Economou.
The place can easily be transformed from an Asian fusion restaurant to a small club as its RGB lighting system meets all the requirements of a fancy, spirited, lively space, and the big oval element with a moving pixel light entertains the bar customers offering a clubbing mood when all other lights go low.
� Favourite key aspect of the project
The hidden moving pixel led stripe in the oval shaped wood in the back of the bar that entertains people.
� Why does the design work so well?
The atmosphere is relaxing yet at the same time colourful and busy.
RESTAURANT – Ammo • Location-‐ Hong Kong
• Date Completed-‐ April, 2012
• Interior Designer-‐ Joyce Wang
• Overall description of the project
Set in the Former Explosives Magazine site, the AMMO restaurant pays tribute to its rich cultural and historic heritage in aesthetic and formality. Copper is featured as a predominant material to reference weaponry and industrial storage facilities.
• Design Brief
Located within the Asia Society Hong Kong Center in Admiralty, AMMO draws inspiration from the site’s architectural and cultural significance.
A former explosives magazine compound created by the British army in the mid-‐19th century, the Asia Society Hong Kong Center underwent a conversion by renowned New York-‐based architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.
Bringing the AMMO concept to life, WANG drew inspiration from the film noir masterpiece, Alphaville -‐ a 1965 science fiction film directed by Jean-‐Luc Godard -‐ and created a space that pays tribute to both its context and history.
• Favourite / Key aspect of the project
The central feature of the space is a set of three sculptural spiral staircases (a recurring theme of the film, Alphaville) constructed as chandeliers purely out of copper plumbing pipes and cascading from the six-‐meter high ceiling. The shades of the chandeliers are crafted out of bent copper mesh and rods, a reference to materials used in military and industrial settings. The bunker-‐like ceiling is supported by copper ribs and lit warmly to further reference the explosives magazine history.
The copper mural on the feature wall behind the bar, another dramatic feature, will have diners pondering the design narrative with clues revealing the site's history and significance.
• Why does the design work so well?
AMMO’s central features and custom-‐designed furniture combine to communicate one cohesive bespoke environment. Cossetted by lush greenery visible through the floor-‐to-‐ceiling windows, the interiors are surreal yet modern, with one of a kind cinematic qualities.
Nestled within this stunning landscape backdrop, AMMO becomes a veritable dining retreat and a pleasant surprise in the midst of bustling Hong Kong
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• Final thoughts / any other information
All furniture and fixtures were custom-‐designed by WANG using luxurious materials such as leather, velvet and silk to offset the hard-‐edged custom fixtures and detailing.
RESTAURANT WITHIN A HOTEL - Belon Oyster Bar and Grill
� Location: Macau, China � Area: 1,994sqm � Scope: Interior Design & Build � Lead Designer: Dale Yeo � Completion: September 2011
� Overall:
An opulent aquatically-‐themed dining experience, Belon Oyster Bar & Grill’s interior design creates a unique and memorable experience
� Design Brief
World-‐class architecture and interior design firm dwp were commissioned to create the interiors for the new speciality feature restaurant of the Banyan Tree Macau. Set over around 2000sqm, the top-‐floor oyster bar and grill restaurant was to be generously spacious, indulgent for guests, and a premier dining destination.
� Key Aspects
World-‐class architecture and interior design firm dwp were commissioned to create the interiors for the new speciality feature restaurant of the Banyan Tree Macau. Prestigiously located on the top floor of the hotel, boasting enormous windows with views over the Macao skyline, Belon Oyster Bar & Grill is evocative of an underwater experience. Set over around 2000sqm, the restaurant is conceived to be generously spacious, indulgent for guests, and a premier dining destination.
Starting with the oyster shape, the design takes reference from a continuation of underwater forms, movements and colours. Curvaceous oceanic shapes and details, inspired by aquatic forms of scallop tails, jellyfish, tentacles, waves and spiraling shells, envelop the entirety, flooding the space with a visual underwater language.
The floorplan sits on the long slender arm of the hotel wing. Working within this outline, the restaurant is laid out to create a procession, from an intimate entry landing, down and through a variance of low and high ceiling spaces along the spine, right to the end point of the private dining rooms. The top levels of the hotel presented numerous structural configuration issues
and a very congested services arrangement. The very low ceiling height area between the entry and main dining spaces was a challenge to create sufficient space for necessary services, though also presented an opportunity to create a sense of drama for the arrival experience. Services for the building and restaurant itself both jostle for space under the large beams, and the curving ceiling bulkheads create opportunities for additional space for them to snake through. Being sandwiched between the hotel and plant rooms, several ducts and risers needed to be added through the restaurant space during the construction period, and were concealed within partitions and feature elements. The tall windows needed additional structural support for safety, which was integrated into the housing of the window treatments.
From the entry landing onto a grand feature glass staircase, descending into the speciality restaurant, guests pass a waterfall and custom kinetic artwork, via a long, low and elegant reception, to arrive at the oyster bar. The glass stairs glows deep blue underfoot and beneath a blue translucent canopy, wrapping overhead like a curling ocean wave. The tall waterfall passes to the right from double height ceiling to the pool below. To the left, a glistening kinetic crystal suspended sculpture moves and sways in the imaginary current. A shallow water feature, as an extension of the waterfall, leads guests along the long, low and curving entry way, towards the bar and lounge, highlighting the sense of arrival.
The form of the bar and the specialist oyster bar, coupled together, emerge from the curving wall and create a meeting point, encouraging guests into the adjacent lounge. Still under the intimacy of the low height, the ceiling morphs into a spiralling array of illuminated coves, like a giant conch shell.
From the lounge bar, the procession moves into the whale bone archway, where a central corridor divides the main dining spaces. This leads into the dining rooms with double-‐height starlit ceilings. Formed as though the enclosing cage within an enormous whale, the bones curve and soar overhead. The focus of the dining spaces, framed at the end of the corridor ahead, is the curvaceous grill bar and fresh food display, with a lobster tank. Gently illuminated curved privacy screens encircle dining tables, as if a glowing shelter. Between the lower lounge seats and the higher dining tables, rows of clear slender columns trap bubbles of air rising up to the ceiling surface. Overhead, curving bulkheads intertwine with an explosion of suspended crystals, reminiscent of a starlit ocean sky at night. In places, sinuous blown glass chandeliers of jellyfish shapes descend to meet the table tops.
At the head of the dining rooms, sculpted like a swirling scallop tail, the open grill bar serves direct to table. Paired with the visually dramatic wine cellar behind, and together forming a
circular shape, they sit at the centre of the restaurant like a nexus, and articulate the flow of the space into the cigar lounge and private dining rooms beyond. These private areas are tall elegant spaces, with cavernously clad walls in full double-‐height dark timber. Divided only by heavy, lengthy drapery, the spaces open with a flowing motion, and the organic wrap of the ceiling shapes and suspended crystals links them together.
The material palette articulates sensory contrasts between soft and warm, and hard and cool. Inspired by an underwater environment, smooth sweeping surfaces are complimented with delicate, and at moments, sharp edges. The colour scheme is based on a soft colour bed of sandy beiges, coral pinks, and creamy shell tones, which is animated by plunging deep blues, startled by rich orange and turquoise, and highlighted with aqueous light blues and greens.
In the same vein, the interior materials and finishes play with contrasts, consisting of heavy natural stones, rich timbers, crystalline materials and coloured glass. Warm materials are illuminated by translucent aqueous features and beaded panels. The flooring moves between the deep grey and green stone from the entry way, to the dark washed timbers in the dining area, and then to the soft creamy carpets of the lounges, punctuated with wavy aqua and salmon patterns. The walls shift from softly illuminated organic forms, to heavily timbered
dark burl finishes, in the private dining rooms. The windows treatments engage with delicate suspended LED light strand curtains, framed by glamorous heavy drapes. Custom-‐made curvilinear furniture pieces are upholstered in an oceanic tonal colour palette, leathers and soft fabrics. Sailing arms, wrapping edges, curling and repeated oceanic shapes are reminiscent of manta rays, sea turtles and anemones. The upholstery is a variation of crisp white leather, plush coloured velvet cushions and formalised organic patterns.
� Why the design works
Prestigiously located on the top floor of the hotel, boasting enormous windows with views over the Macao skyline, Belon Oyster Bar & Grill required high impact to achieve notoriety as a premier dining experience in a luxury brand name hotel, such as Banyan Tree. The evocative underwater experience tied into the oyster theme of the restaurant. Successfully set over around 2000sqm, the design achieved thoughtful and generous space planning, is uniquely indulgent for guests and is a memorable dining experience from entry to exit, exceeding client and guest expectations in design.
SKI - Chalet Atlantique
� Location: Courchevel, France � Date Completed: 2009 � Architect: Developer/Designer -‐ Earlcrown � Interior Designer: in conjunction with Noelle Bonnemaison
� Short Description of the project (c. 20 words)
Setting a new level of luxury for residential property design in Courchevel, Chalet Atlantique is the ultimate home for relaxing and entertaining.
• Design Brief
Benefiting from panoramic mountain views, the chalet at Courchevel 1850 is set in landscaped gardens and is accessed via a private drive. It provides 4,359 sqft (405 sqm) of luxurious living space set over four levels, complete with large outside terraces. Earlcrown's vision was to create a chalet whose quality and style would set a new level of luxury for Courchevel residential property, which is already of a world-‐class standard.
Earlcrown extended and remodelled the large existing chalet by over 2,153 sqft (200 sqm) to transform it into a true super-‐prime residence, using the finest stone and timber built in traditional style. The Internal architecture was completely reconfigured to include luxury leisure facilities such as an after dinner open bar, private cinema, gymnasium and fitness suite, sauna, massage area and haman.
The property also boasts landscaped gardens, heated outdoor terraces and a spectacular outside leisure deck with sunken Jacuzzi provides sweeping mountain views.
The master bedroom suite is on its own private floor, with four further VIP guest bedroom suites. The entire property benefits from open log fireplaces with exposed brick chimneys, feature stone walls, ceilings open to the ridge height, with large wooden beams
Earlcrown also introduced a lift to connect each floor, under floor heating, new security systems and CC TV security – plus a new commercial caterer's kitchen to facilitate grand entertaining.
The interior architecture and interior design created by EarlCrown working in conjunction with leading French interior designer Noelle Bonnemaison, who designed the interiors of the Saint Roche Hotel in Courchevel and La Tartane in St Tropez.
The large main living room with open feature log fireplace, wood beamed ceiling and French doors opening onto a spacious outside terrace.
Earlcrown also introduced a lift to connect each floor, under floor heating, new security systems and CC TV security – plus a new commercial caterer's kitchen to facilitate grand entertaining.
The interior architecture and interior design created by EarlCrown working in conjunction with leading French interior designer Noelle Bonnemaison, who designed the interiors of the Saint Roche Hotel in Courchevel and La Tartane in St Tropez.
• Favourite / Key aspect of the project
The quirky cow-‐hide bath is a design statement with wow-‐factor