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Architects:
Office dA
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
Project Design:
Nader Tehrani, Monica Ponce de Leon
Principal in Charge:
Nader Tehrani
Project Architect:
Dan Gallagher
Project Coordinators:
Catie Newell, Brandon Clifford
Project Team:
Harry Lowd, Richard Lee, Lisa Huang, Remon Alberts, Janghwan Cheon, Jumanah Jamal, Aishah Al Sager
Contractor:
Homeland Builders
Structural Consulting Engineer:
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.
MEP Consulting Engineer:
Wozny/Barbar & Associates, Inc.
Lighting Consultant:
Collaborative Lighting
Acoustical Consultant:
Acentech
Kitchen Consultant:
TriMark USA, Inc.
Building Code Consultant:
Hal Cutler
Project Area:
446 sqm
Proyect Year:
2006-2008
Photographs:
John Horner
floor plan
Located in the old Penny Savings Bank, Banq is a restaurant located
at the base of the old banking hall. Divided into two segments, the
front area on Washington Street is programmed as a bar, while the larger
hall behind serves as the dining area. The design of the space,
however, is conceptualized around another division, on the z axis,
between the ceiling and the ground. If the ground needs to remain
flexible as a result of fluctuating activities of the restaurant space–
two seaters, fours, and sixes, among a range of other organizations
related to parties and other events– then, the ceiling contains fixed
programs that are part of the building’s infrastructure– the structure,
drainage, mechanical equipment, sprinkler system, lighting, and other
the acoustic systems. To that end, we have developed a striated
wood-slatted
system that conceals the view of the mechanical, plumbing, and lighting
systems on the longitudinal axis, while offering a virtual canopy under
which to dine. The geometry of the
wood
slats conform to each equipment above, but are also radiused in order
to smoothen the relationship between other adjoining equipment, creating
a seamless landscape. The columns and the wine storage, in the middle
of the hall, serve to uphold the fiction, and appear to be suspended
from the ceiling. if the longitudinal axis emphasizes the seamless
surface, then lateral views offer striated glimpses into the service
space above, and demystify the illusion. To underline this strategy,
certain areas of the ceiling “drip” and “slump”, acknowledging the
location of to place exit signs, lighting features, and other details.
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section
Below the ceiling, the functional aspects of a dining space are
fabricated with warm woods and relaminated bamboo amplifying the
striping affect already at play throughout the space. Striations of the
ground, the furnishings, and the ceiling all conspire to create a total
effect, embedding the diners into the grain of the restaurant.
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exploded axo
Acknowledging the historical setting of the building, the ceiling
hovers away from all interior walls and instead finds its support in
suspension from above. Nearly running the entire width of the space,
each rib of the undulated ceiling is made from unique pieces of
three-quarter-inch birch plywood adhered together in a scenario that
likens to a puzzle; only one possible location for each unit,
formulating the continuous member. These continuous members are
fastened to the main structural ribs running perpendicular to the
lattice, tracing both the overall ceiling topography and the steel
supports of the base building. Spacing between the visible ceiling ribs
is variable; compressing and releasing to maintain visual densities of
the overall surface as seen from different angles.
- Tile: matte black by Nemo Tile
- Bathroom cabinets by RIFRA
- Varia collection Moderna: Solo (color: kiwi) by 3form
- Botanicals Collection: Woodland by Lumicor
- Back curtain: Bare (color: lime) by Maharam
- Front weather curtain: Extreme Velvet (color: alpine) by Knoll
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