Netherlands-based Studio Toer designed the Bongue amplifier which is powered by kinetic energy when you moving it’s arm.

Bongue is a physic amplifier of mobile audio. The dynamic qualities give it a multi-censorial experience for daily life. When Bongue is fixed it’s only amplifying the sounds from the music-device itself. When you start moving the arm it will give energy to the amplifier and by that it will increase the volume of the musicplayer.

Studio Toer

Bongue, image courtesy Studio Toer

Bongue, image courtesy Studio Toer

Bongue, image courtesy Studio Toer

Bongue, image courtesy Studio Toer

Bongue, image courtesy Studio Toer

The 315-square meters showroom is situated in the newly developed design center, Designopolis in 6th of October City, Egypt. Designed by Karim Mekhtigian, the shop reflects Alchemy‘s clear brand identity and its distinct personality from the inside out.

Alchemy Designopolis Showroom, image courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

Alchemy Designopolis Showroom, image courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

The facade is clad with a gray antique finish marble, which is used as the perfect backdrop for the vibrant red Alchemy acrylic sign. The interior is mutually true to the Alchemy design language; a grayish industrial-like interior finish with concrete floors and bare-brick walls is cleverly combined with sleek surfaces of dark mirrors and a double-height glass staircase to create a simple yet elegant space.

Alchemy Designopolis Showroom, image courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

Alchemy Designopolis Showroom, image courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

The floor plan is quiet simple; the open space is accentuated by a stretched nine-meter long massive wood counter and a double-height glass staircase.

The oxidized metal structure of the stairs leads to a mezzanine-like upper level, which is used to show the rest of the collection. A simple expanse of clear glass all around the mezzanine acts as a rail to emphasize vertically and horizontally the open-space concept of the showroom.

Alchemy Designopolis Showroom, image courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

Alchemy Designopolis Showroom, image courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

As a whole, the showroom encompasses all the elements that characterize the company; the setting is specially designed to highlight the concept behind the showroom and the collection on display.

+ Project credits / data

Project:  Alchemy Designopolis Showroom
Location:  Cairo-Alexandria Road, Egypt
Completion Date: October 10
Interior Designer: Alchemy Design Studio | Karim Mekhtigian
Photography:  Hussein Shaaban
Size: 315-sqm
Scope of Work: Interior Design

+ All images and description courtesy Alchemy Design Studio

Diaz and Diaz Architects have designed  the Offices and Showroom for Cupa Pierres where to locate in Le Mans, Marseilles, Tours, Paris, Pau, Limoges, Muzillac, and Champagné. CUPA Group company in France is implanted with a series of office-showrooms to give unity to the project business.

This building type is designed with a contemporary esthetic both in interior and exterior. The stores are destined for sale of stone and they show different examples of placing it in the buildings.

+ Project credits / data

Architect: Diaz and Diaz Architects | http://en.diazydiazarquitectos.com/
Project: Stone Marketing Agencies in France
Location: Offices and Showroom of Cupa Pierres in Le Mans, Marseilles, Tours, Paris, Pau, Limoges, Muzillac, Champagné
Client: Cupa Pierres
Date: 2010
Area: 650 m2

Offices and Showroom of Cupa Pierres, image courtesy Diaz and Diaz Architects

Offices and Showroom of Cupa Pierres, image courtesy Diaz and Diaz Architects

Offices and Showroom of Cupa Pierres - Plan, Elevation & Section, drawing courtesy Diaz and Diaz Architects

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