The Ateliê Colormix is a place of decoration objects. Materials such as natural stones, concrete, porcelain tiles and ceramics are the inspiration for objects with a special design.
The architecture and interiors project are focused on different materials and textures, in order to create a dialogue with the store’s concept.
The expositor products areas are in the main room. The secondary room, located on the posterior area , we can find the administration area as well as the coffee zone. Both constructions are facing to an internal courtyard used for meetings, events and courses.
The customer has another store called Colormixstore that for 40 years has been producing high standards coatings for architecture and interiors projects. The Ateliê Colormix comes up as a new brand to turn its own raw materials into decorative objects and art pieces. That being so we had the challenge to create different spaces using coatings sold by Colormixstore and at the same time creating expositors and ambiences to enrich their products. Talking about the restrictions , due to the fact that we came across to an existent construction, we had to adapt the program to the existent area with the customer also proposing creative solutions to avoid high costs for the remodeling project.
The concept was to create a facade with small windows in order to bring a certain curiosity to the people and in adittion the facade was coated by ceramic tiles with duferrent sizes creating a differentiated texture . The store’s entrance was projected as a sidewalk extension. In addition, the doors are always open to allow free access, with the wall being coated with a yellow tile which demarcate this entrance. The interior spaces have different styles and materialities to show the diversity from the brand products. The courtyard on the posterior side is the integration area among the main and secondary blocks and also a cozy and pleasant terrace .
The free access, with the doors open during the day, aims to create a dialogue with the urban space in order to integrate the public and private spaces. Somehow the courtyard was turned into an open space for the public. The project has the opportunity to disclose decoration objects made by leftovers materials facing the environmental issues .