Bar in the Caves of Porto Cristo | A2arquitectos

Manacor / Spain / 2007

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The great natural entrance to the Caves of Hams in Mallorca houses a lush botanic garden. It is in this entrance that the bar is situated and made up of a piece of backlit glass of 10 metres in length. The counter of the bar, the most important element of the project, is fitted into a concrete cavity made up of straight lines, designed to contrast with the organic forms of the cave and can be closed under a transparent cover. The bar is built of glass, a material which is the opposite of the heaviness and opaqueness of rock, and it stands out from its surroundings thanks to the fact that it is backlit, which also aids any disorientated visitors to find their way to it. At night, the light which is given out by the bar, aided by the indirect lighting which is fitted around the rocks of the cave, is enough to illuminate the whole space of the entrance. The bar is decorated in Green tones, in consonance with the predominant color of the abundant vegetation in the surroundings, generating a new dialogue between the natural and the artificial. [SP] La gran entrada natural de las "Cuevas dels Hams" de Mallorca alberga un frondoso jardín botánico. En ella se sitúa este bar, que se resuelve mediante una pieza de 10 metros de longitud de vidrio retroiluminado. La barra, elemento más importante del proyecto, se introduce intencionadamente en una cavidad de hormigón de líneas rectas, creada en contraste con las formas orgánicas de la cueva, pudiéndose cerrar mediante un cerramiento trasparente. Esta pieza se construye en vidrio, material opuesto a la pesadez y opacidad de la roca y resalta del entorno gracias a su condición retroiluminada, facilitando su ubicación al visitante desorientado. Durante la noche la luminosidad que desprende la barra, ayudada de luminarias indirectas que moldean las rocas de la cueva, es suficiente para iluminar todo el espacio. Se diseña en tonalidades verdes, en concordancia con el color predominante de la naturaleza del entorno, que posee una gran cantidad de vegetación, generando así un nuevo diálogo natural-artificial.
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    The great natural entrance to the Caves of Hams in Mallorca houses a lush botanic garden. It is in this entrance that the bar is situated and made up of a piece of backlit glass of 10 metres in length. The counter of the bar, the most important element of the project, is fitted into a concrete cavity made up of straight lines, designed to contrast with the organic forms of the cave and can be closed under a transparent cover. The bar is built of glass, a material which is the opposite of the...

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