Casa Cor Bar in Belo Horizonte, Brazil by BCMF Arquitetos

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Casa Cor Bar in Belo Horizonte, Brazil by BCMF Arquitetos

October 29th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: BCMF Arquitetos

The brief for the Casa Cor Bar required us to explore the formal possibilities of applying a very simple and inexpensive construction system: the light steel frame. Industrialized resistant high quality materials (stainless steel plate, mirror finishing on the outside and matte on the inside) clad this custom designed object built in just 3 weeks, to be portable and usable in various ways.

Overall interior view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

Architects: BCMF Arquitetos (Bruno Campos, Marcelo Fontes e Silvio Todeschi)
Project: Casa Cor Bar
Location: Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil)
Dates (design): April / June 2010 (construction): July 2010
Area: 69m2
Client: Casa Cor / Arcelor Mittal / Stella Artois
Materials: Steel Frame + Stainless Steel + Carpet
Structute: Flasan (Steel Frame)
Cladding: Perfilor
Construction: Casa Cor MG (João Grillo)

View of th e entrance space wi th the bar on the left (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

The bar was initially planned to operate in any open space, public or private, as a kind of non-site-specific structure, and is supposed to be an informal lounge and retreat space within any context. With dim lighting and some cork benches distributed at strategic points, the orange carpet floor unfolds into bleachers and stepped platforms where people can relax and admire the landscape from inside or outside.

Entrance view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

This unusual and irregular cruciform bolide has landed on a rooftop, in this case, but can be removed later on to anywhere else without losing its visual impact: a park, a plaza, a garden, or even the roof of another building.

Overall interior view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

Overall interior view - Stainless steel bar (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

Overall view from the garden (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

View of the bar volume emerging from the existing building (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

SteelFrame montage (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

Steelframe montage - interior view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

Steelframe montage - window (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

3d model - Interior view

Overall view

Structure montage 1

Structure montage 3

mock-up model - Overall view 1

: Overall interior view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: View of th e entrance space wi th the bar on the left (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: Entrance view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: Overall interior view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: Overall interior view – Stainless steel bar (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: Overall view from the garden (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: View of the bar volume emerging from the existing building (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos/Jomar Bragança)

: Overall view steelframe montage (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

: SteelFrame montage (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

: Steelframe montage – interior view (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

: Steelframe montage – window (Image Courtesy BCMF Arquitetos)

: 3d model – Interior view

: Overall view

: Structure montage 1

: Structure montage 2

: Structure montage 3

: Structure montage 4

: Structure montage 5

: mock-up model – Overall view 1

: mock-up model – Overall view 2

: Facade

: Facade

: Isometric

: Plan

: Roof

: Section

: Sketch 1

: Sketch 2

: Sketch 3

: Sketch 4

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Tags: Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Category: Bar

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