New Concept Architecture And Design Interior In Contrapunto Bookshop
January 3rd, 2011 - Posted in Architectural, Furniture, Store InteriorPerimeter 3.8 meters that are used to make a big bookcase for illustrated books. Novels and children’s books located in the floor level, while the remaining two floors exclusively for medical books. The entrance is 5 meters tall, three-fold sheet metal structure which incorporates into the marble wall of the lateral.
The tour through the store began in the exterior, is conceived as a furniture store window continuously for an exhibition of books, counter, desk counter and consultation. Once inside the store, a large bookcase to lead a different route through the area. The material used in this project is an open pore travertine marble and crystal for the facade, black iron to the entrance, wood bookshelf and paquio to lapacho wood flooring, both of which are native Bolivian forest.
Name: Contrapunto Bookstore
Location: Shopping La Dehesa, Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile
Completion date: April 2007
Clients: Editorial Contrapunto
Architects: Lipthay + Cohn + Contenla
Furniture Design: Lipthay + Cohn + Contenla
Collaborators: Diego Salinas, Carolina Agliati
Floor area: 120 mts2
Constructor: KIT CORP S.A
Budget: USD$92.300 (CLP$41.5M)
Photography: Lipthay + Cohn + Contenla
