place: Pordenone
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Vittorio Pierini, arch. Elisabetta Lot, arch. Ivo Boscariol
services supplied: project, construction management and interior design
project: 2019
construction: 2020
note: mq 100
photography: Valentina Iaccarino
The intervention involved the complete refurbishment of a bar, located on the ground floor of a 1970s building complex, located near the Pordenone railway station.
The design focused on 2 themes: the outside, where to improve the visibility and recognisability of the premises; the interior, where the spaces can be reconfigured with the aim of optimizing commercial activity.
As far as the first point is concerned, the old windows and doors were replaced with others of new construction and greater height (3.6m), allowed by the demolition of the pre-existing false ceiling.
Inside, thanks to the new windows, the internal partition and the arrangement of the furnishings were changed while the kitchen and finishes were completely renovated, except for the floor, which is kept in marble.
The counter has been relocated and covered in porphyry, with a different finish based on the function, hammered for the infill panels and polished for the worktops. The element is projected outside one of the 2 sides of the room, creating an infill element with the function of a support surface for customers and employees.
A white metal structure winds through the space made larger by the lack of false ceiling, becoming the supporting element of the lighting elements, whether they are linear, with thin LED bars, or spherical, with pairs of opal spheres.
In addition, the same structure is declined in various other elements: high table at the intersection of the external sides, backlit supports for the shelves in the back counter, display and partition structures, all interspersed with plywood tops.
The new ceiling has been completely covered with anthracite sound-absorbing elements, which contrast with the warm and light colors given to the walls.
