{"id":37,"date":"2013-02-25T16:43:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T16:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/newsletter\/?p=37"},"modified":"2013-04-15T11:29:40","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T11:29:40","slug":"the-sea-on-the-ceiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/the-sea-on-the-ceiling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sea On The Ceiling"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aluminium perforated sheets in the Arabica perforation from the MEVACO Creative Line create the illusion of a sea on the ceiling in the Asia Cocos bistro in the Designer Outlet Center in Parndorf, Austria. G\u00fcnter Plattl of the company Alu Hofst\u00e4tter in Rohrbach, Austria constructed the sophisticated curved panels under the guidance of the Hamburg architects Ralf K\u00fcrbitz and Kerstin Heyroth. The most beautiful interplays between light and shadow arise together with the LED lamps.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n To distinguish itself from the mass of franchise restaurants with edgy architectural ideas is the declared aim of the Cocos restaurants. The emphasis is on individually designed restaurants and bistros instead of uniformity. The most recent example is the Asia Cocos bistro in the Designer Outlet Center in Parndorf, Austria where over 170 designer stores offer their goods on a sales area of 37,700 m\u00b2. This was a challenge for the architects Ralf K\u00fcrbitz and Kerstin Heyroth as \u201cvisitors want something special in a designer outlet\u201d, says Ralf K\u00fcrbitz. \u201cBut they also need an oasis of calm away from the hustle and bustle.\u201d The something special was realised via the illusion of a sea landscape on the ceiling. It is made from MEVACO aluminium perforated sheets in the Arabica perforation from the Creative Line range. To achieve this, the architects calculated three different wave amplitudes in different widths. The task of incorporating this undulating shape into the perforated sheets fell to G\u00fcnter Plattl and his company Alu Hofst\u00e4tter in Rohrbach, Austria. He constructed curved panels out of the MEVACO perforated sheets with the corresponding wavelike form. These were welded onto frames and mounted on the ceiling. \u201cThe perforated sheet waves thus allow for beautiful light effects\u201d, says Ralf K\u00fcrbitz. \u201cThese are generated by the LED lamps. Because there are some areas, which catch the light better than others and others that are accordingly more in the dark, the guests can always discover new interplays between light and shadow.\u201d<\/p>\n