Sunday 6 May 2012

BITICO RETAIL STORE MATERIAL CHOICES

RECYCLING METALS:
LOOKING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THIS.
SUCH AS RECYCLING ALUMINIUM WHICH IS 80 - 85%
RECYCLABLE.


THE IDEA OF USING COPPER:
LOOKING AT THE VARIOUS FINISHES 
AVAILABLE WHEN IT COMES TO 
COPPER...
THE FOLLOWING  COPPER SAMPLES ARE
FROM A SUPPLIER CALLED 'COLOUR COPPER' IN AMERICA AND ARE USED 
TO DEMONSTRATE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT FINISHES
POSSIBLE TO ATTAIN WITH COPPER.


THE FOLLOWING TWO SAMPLES ARE
LACQUERED COPPER SAMPLE ON A MDF BACKING.
THINKING OF USING THIS FINISH FOR THE POINT OF
SALE DESK.


THE FOLLOWING ARE
 NON LACQUERED SAMPLES:













THESE TWO SAMPLE IMAGES ARE DONE
BY AN ARTIST AND SHOWS JUDST HOW 
BEAUTIFULLY EXTENSIVE COPPER 
CAN BE TREATED.
THESE ARE THE EFFECTS I WOULD LIKE TO 
IMPLEMENT (COMBINED IN ONE) IN MY RETAIL 
STORE DESIGN ON PAPER.



CROCHET COPPER DESIGN...
THIS LOOKS INTERESTING BUT NOT SURE
IF I WOULD IMPLEMENT IT IN MY DSIGN...
MAYBE IT COULD BE A GREAT WALL OR CEILING FEATURE...?
NOT SURE...


ANODISED ALUMINIUM SAMPLE IMAGE
ANODISED SIMILAR TO PATINA.
WOULD LIKE TO IMPLEMENT IT AS A SIDE FINISH 
ON MY MEZZANINE FLOOR WHERE THE FIXED SEATING 
IS SITUATED...JST BELOW THE BALUSTRADE 
(SEE RENDERED PERSPECTIVES).


PATINA SAMPLE FROM 'BENCHMARK'
I WOULD LIKE TO USE IT AS A FINISH 
FOR MY WINDOW FRAMES.








 RECLAIMED WOOD...HOW BEAUTIFUL IS THIS NOT.
WOULD LIKE TO USE RECLAIMED WOULD LIKE THIS 
ADAPTED TO THE COLOUR SCHEME OF MY DESIGN.
WANT TO USE RECLAIMED WOOD FOR BEHIND AND POSSIBLY
AROUND THE POINT OF SALE DESK ON THE FLOOR.



 THIS WOULD BE AN INTERESTING DESIGN
FOR A FEATURE WALL USING WHITE LUCCON
AND BACK LIT BY ARUP LIGHTING. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM SHOULD 
SLOWLY CREATE DIFFERENT SHAPES AND COLOURS LIKE PEICES OF FABRIC BEHIND IT.




LUCCON


 WOULD LIKE TO USE WHITE LUCCON ON MY WALLS,
FIXED SEATING AND SOME PARTS OR ALL OF MY  GROUND FLOOR
AND STAIRCASE... WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTME APPEARING LIKE IT
IS MOVING ACROSS THESE AREAS SLOWLY GENERATING PATTERNS
 LIKE PEICES OF FABRIC FLOATING ACROSS IT.
SEE THE FOLLOWING IMAGES TO SEE WHAT EFFECTS GREY 
LUCCON CAN GIVE.
I MAY ALSO STAIN THE WHITE CONCRETE A COPPER BROWN OR 
TO A SHADE THAT WILL GO WITH MY DESIGN.











USING RECYCLED GLASS ... REMELTED INTO NEW DESIGNS THAT I CAN USE IN MY DESIGN.
BUT IN SOME CASE AS A MIX OF TURQUOISE, BLUE,
 GREEN, AND BROWN. (SEE THREE IMAGES BELOW)




 QUESTION IS CAN BEAUTIFUL DESIGN BE ATTAINED
BY DOING THIS?