Press Release
Birdie's Lounge Golf Club Lounge by Mario J Lotti Is Granted the A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Mario J Lotti acknowledged for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2013 - 2014 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 26, 2014 /DesignNewswire/ Birdie's Lounge Golf Club Lounge by Mario J Lotti, designed for Montgomerie Links Golf Club, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2013 - 2014 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
About Birdie's Lounge Golf Club Lounge
The lounge for a golf club had be designed and constructed in 6 weeks, in time for opening day. It also had to be beautiful, functional as a lounge and appropriate for occasional golf competition awards ceremonies and other smaller events. For a 3 sided glass box in the middle of a golf course, this approach brings the greens, the sky and some notion of golf into the bar, in the colors of the furnishings and the reflections of the course in the mosaic mirror back bar. The outside views are very much a part of the interior design and experience.
About Mario J Lotti
Mario is an architect with 30 years experience who will design anything. Works include interiors and buildings of all types, furniture design and construction, jewelry design, and sculpture. He also has an interest in alternative energy sources that take advantage of continuous dynamic phenomenon. His designs take into consideration dynamic physical and mental interaction that also draw on nature and human experience for inspiration - by the use of materials,colors, form and composition. Function, movement and experience are well integrated into works and may not be well understood from still photographs.
Award Record
With this recognition, Mario J Lotti is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2012 - 2013 and the 2013 - 2014 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/29552
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/29552
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!29552
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/119682
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Birdie's Lounge Golf Club Lounge
- Function
- Golf Club Lounge
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Black, Peru, Dark Slate Gray, Gainsboro and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Montgomerie Links Golf Club
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Mario J Lotti
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2013 - 2014
- Design ID
- #29552
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The space for the bar is a box with 3 glass walls and expansive views of the golf course. The project was to design a lounge for a golf club that could be designed and constructed in 6 weeks. It also had to be beautiful, functional as a lounge and appropriate for golf competition awards ceremonies. For a 3 sided glass box in the middle of a golf course, the best approach was to bring the greens, the sky and some notion of golf into the bar, by the colors of the furnishings and the reflections in the mosaic mirror back bar.
- Inspiration
- Golf, the links, the very green golf greens, big blue sky, Big beautiful views
- Research
- To design this bar, research on the existing facility design need to be studied to produce a design that would work well with the rest of the facility design. The immediate inspiration was the expansive views and colors of the golf greens and sky.
- Challenge
- Although the views are really striking from this location, planning in a space with 3 glass walls and traffic paths through the middle doesn't leave many options. The shape of the space had a stagnant feeling. To break this up, a curve was introduced in the bar. The kitchen and entry/exit paths crossed the middle of the space and created a dividing line. The curve in the bar enhanced the flow through the space and created a more natural appearing path.
- Realization and Technology
- In designing the bar, I had to consider how it would be constructed within 6 weeks. To accomplish this, the carcass for the bar was constructed of Brick masonry while the stone materials were ordered. The yellow onyx cladding was critical to completing the bar on time. The attachment of the Yellow Onyx is by a single large ornamental bolt. The Onyx stone slabs overlap each other with every other panel behind the other sets of panels and overlapping slightly to allow for the carcass and other construction tolerances generously.
- Operation and Interaction
- The program of bar, restaurant, lounge, awards ceremony room was a tight fit. Placing the bar at the opaque wall allowed the space to be re-arranged as required for different functions. The lounge is primarily for daytime and daylight use. The free form curved bar facilitates communication - more than 2 people sitting at the curved bar can comfortably see each other when talking. The angled back bar wall enhances the effect of the mosaic mirror reflecting the view of the golf course inside the bar.
- Project Duration and Location
- 6 weeks from request to provide design services until completed construction and open. Project is in Quang Nam, Vietnam.
- Specifications
- The space is approximately 400 square meters.
- Keywords
- Golf, Golf Club, bar, lounge, links
