Project type:
Social Culture
Location:
Lviv, Ukraine
Size:
80 M2
Year:
2021
Status:
Complete
Parthnership:
Gubar Architects
The reception for Expo Park 3020 was a challenge for us. We had to integrate the building into the park with sculptures to look like something other than an overt interference.
Invisibility became the architectural concept. The design is mirrored because the leading art is you. Each person is unique, which should be preserved and shown to the world. Since the primary meaning and content of the location is in the sculptures around, we kept this context while creating the architecture.
Around the main space, there is a fixed seating area with sofa benches: we kept the function of these classic diner sofas but made a custom modernized version of them. They are all of the same typology, with a base covered with 5×5 cm modular tiles. Their upper part is comprised of a light wood construction (veneer) and a cushion for comfortable sitting. After removing the plaster from the facade columns, we discovered metal bands. Since the bricks were in bad condition, we decided to cover them with tiles, also modular, 5×5 cm; we filled the entire space with different variations of this material.
Tables in the center – with galvanized sheet metal inserts, Verdi benches, and IKEA plastic chairs – are a more mobile seating option for a quick bite that can be rearranged and reorganized as needed.
Around the main space, there is a fixed seating area with sofa benches: we kept the function of these classic diner sofas but made a custom modernized version of them. They are all of the same typology, with a base covered with 5×5 cm modular tiles. Their upper part is comprised of a light wood construction (veneer) and a cushion for comfortable sitting. After removing the plaster from the facade columns, we discovered metal bands. Since the bricks were in bad condition, we decided to cover them with tiles, also modular, 5×5 cm; we filled the entire space with different variations of this material.
Tables in the center – with galvanized sheet metal inserts, Verdi benches, and IKEA plastic chairs – are a more mobile seating option for a quick bite that can be rearranged and reorganized as needed.
Around the main space, there is a fixed seating area with sofa benches: we kept the function of these classic diner sofas but made a custom modernized version of them. They are all of the same typology, with a base covered with 5×5 cm modular tiles. Their upper part is comprised of a light wood construction (veneer) and a cushion for comfortable sitting. After removing the plaster from the facade columns, we discovered metal bands. Since the bricks were in bad condition, we decided to cover them with tiles, also modular, 5×5 cm; we filled the entire space with different variations of this material.
