Boutique in Ourense

July 25, 2020

In one of the most commercial streets in Ourense, MOL Arquitectura designed a commercial premises for the sale of clothing and accessories.


The basic premise of the intervention will be to provide a specific and easily recognizable corporate image of said boutique, as
well as to obtain a suggestive space that invites access to the different custumers.


The facade
As no variation in the existing stone façade is allowed, in the original window. it is proposed to replace the previous lacquered
aluminum carpentry with a cantilevered prism made of corten steel; to accentuate the idea of a levitating element, the perimeter of said element is enhanced by lighting with color variation. Access is solved by means of a corten sheet steel door, with a double handle in folded corten steel sheet, and micro-perforated stainless steel sheet. An opaque and forceful element is chosen, to contrast with the lightness and transparency of the showcase area. In the same way, a night closure is proposed in the access hall, formed by a portal with the negative of the upper sign. This closure prevents vandalism and reinforces the corporate image with the openwork logo on the door.


Building
The challenge when planning the execution was to standardize the construction process due to the short execution period of two months. For the façade, the realization of the corten steel casing was planned in the workshop. In the same way, for the articulation of the exhibition system, some variable guide frames are prefabricated in bleached red pine wood, on which the tensioned bands executed in deployée `panels lacquered in white are fixed., And the hanging bars and sherlves for folded garment and accessories, executed in varnished natural iron plates, and in matt varnished black MDF board.


Reuse
In addition to its maintenance for economic reasons, the rationality in the use of furniture is pursued. An existing table is recovered, with the application of a white stripping; likewise, a leather armchair is recovered for the ground floor shoe area, and the mezzanine floor is maintained with the application of a bleaching treatment.


The light
The theatrical effect of chiaroscuro and the use of energy-efficient lighting was the starting point when it came to tackling the
design of lighting. Light will be just another material, studied in a bidirectional sense, from the inside to the outside and vice versa. The night reading of the premises is that of a lantern element that is flown, with the edge illuminated to accentuate the aspect of flown volume.
For the lateral textile bands, by means of the tangential light bath of the vertical walls, the aim is to visually expand the sales
space, and accentuate the lightness of the lateral coverings.
As accent lighting, to highlight the exposed product, suspended electrified three-phase rails are arranged, in which metal halide projectors with superspot optics are connected in the showcase area, and medium optics in the rest of the exhibition. For passage areas, stairs, and level changes, an indirect lighting consisting of LED luminaires was decided. By placing a microperforated sheet, a diffuse lighting effect is generated, with projected shadow, achieving the same effect as in the lateral metal bands.


Furniture
For the exhibition of the entire product, a personalized furniture design is chosen, made of black MDF board, natural iron sheet, and varnished natural iron plates.


Sculptural element & textile bands
As a basketry work, on the vertical surfaces, some interlocking bands are arranged with the structure of wooden porticos made
of deployé sheet metal lacquered in white. To accentuate the transparency and lightness of the side bands, luminaires are embedded in the floor, seeking to highlight these elements with the play of light and shadow.


Photography by Héctor Santos-Díez

Address: Rúa Santo Domingo 72 - Ourense, Spain
www.molarquitectura.com

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