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Archiloft

Geometrix Design

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JURY VOTES
Entertainment Venue
5.33
6.33
5.92
5.17
5.69
Corien Pompe
Corien Pompe Chairman and Founder at Donna e Mobile
beautifull space, well thought over...
2
8
3
4
4.25
Anastasia Karandinou
Anastasia Karandinou Architect, Senior Lecturer at University of East London
I love the juxtaposition of the two...
5
5
7
5
5.5
William Barrington-Binns
William Barrington-Binns Director of Photography at WBB & Co.
7
6
8
6
6.75
Jason Traves
Jason Traves Chief Creative Officer at Lucky Fox
6
6
7
4
5.75
Jasper Blüm
Jasper Blüm Senior Designer at Colliers
6
7
6
6
6.25
Chen Xiaohu
Chen Xiaohu Cofounder and Brand Director at BloomDesign
5
6
4
6
5.25
Johnny Chiu
Johnny Chiu Founder at J.C. Architecture
6
7
7
6
6.5
Joanna van der Linden
Joanna van der Linden Global Retail Identity & Design Manager at Nestlé Nespresso
I like this white geometric structu...
6
6
8
5
6.25
Richard Parr
Richard Parr Founder at Richard Parr Associates
4
7
5
2
4.5
Bret Recor
Bret Recor Founder & Creative Director at Box Clever
6
7
6
5
6
Li Baolong
Li Baolong Cofounder and Creative Director at BloomDesign
6
6
4
8
6
Stefano Giussani
Stefano Giussani CEO at Lissoni New York
5
5
6
5
5.25
Floor area
450 ㎡
Completion
2020
Designer
Geometrix Design

Archiloft project (450 sq.m.) - new public and event space in Moscow, Russia - is the result of renovation of an energetic station of the first half of 20th century. The architecture replies on the concept of highlighting the historic brick shell while providing a contemporary interior space for public and commercial events. Project activities lasted about 10 months from which the longest and most complicated step was cleaning up the space from historical garbage. It was found out that the whole building was formed actually from two separate buildings, the facade wall of one had become the interior wall dividing the space into two principal zones: Steel and Acryl. Brick walls, high ceiling and windows (10 m.), two support beams forming huge cross refer to a medieval church that offers futuristic innovating content. Open terrace (80 sq.m.) allows to enjoy Archiloft from outside. White polygonal wall draws a unique geometry of the space and can be used as base for 3D-mapping projection. Four black screen circles referring to Parade of planets placed on one of the walls contrast with red bricks especially with smooth LED-illumination hidden behind them. The biggest circle is the screen of design TV that also can be used as necessary. Fence as a work of art: There is a fence around the loft Rectangular fiber cement slabs were taken as the material. We thought out a non-waste composition: each panel was cut according to its template in a curve, one part of the panel satal convex part of the fence, the second part became mirror-concave