Beach project, any ideas??
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Solo
Those look great .
About the great commisions, Yes I have to admit
that some great opportunities are opening for
us at the moment. The reason lies mainly in the
fact that we have always tried to give the client
more than we expected to get in return in financial
terms and that had to bear its rewards sometime.
Now we have a need for creative architects and
designers because there are only two of us doing
the whole thinking and the projects are just piling. -
Cape Cod
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Those last seem a bit too cold for our meditarenean temperament .
Here are some umbrellas i photographed last week while in another town.
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Just give me a shout if ever you help on a creative project, it would be great to do something exciting again.
The Miami theme
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I agree the thatched umbrellas work well.
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Thanks Solo ,will do,If You get some good links in the meantime feel free to post this is an ongoing project,and Ill be keeping You informed.
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hi mateo,
since you ask for suggestions i will give you an opinion. it is just my way of seeing things so please do not get annoyed at my sincerity.
i would not go for the theme park idea. leave it to disney and for cenographers. what the world does not need is more fake stuff. why pretend to be somewhere else than the place where those beaches are?
why do you not go for authenticity? i would try and uncover the local character (the so called genius loci) and accentuate it.
a theme park project will get old in a few years (to me they are born dead but anyway). something authentic may be interesting for decades or centuries. but you are the one to decide what to do.
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Giving the fact that there are four beaches and if Mateo wants to give a special character to each, there should be some difference and most probably not only in the arrangements of bars and sunbrellas.
The first two that he picked (pirates and fishermen) are actually quite authentic for the region - true the pirates may be outdated by now.
True that quite faraway places may not be a good idea to "copy".
They could even be "separated" by activity though. One for more sporty like things, the other for recreation and rest, sunbathing etc.
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Edson ,
Thank You for Your interesting and usefull comments.
Yesterday I was watching a film shot in Brasil
and there was a remark someone said :
Brasil is more than a country it is a
sensation .Your country is renovned for its copacabana
Beach, samba and outdoor life.
You have a tradition in that.
Do You know that one of the major beaches in
Dubrovnik is called Copacabana.Its been called
like that for the last thirty years.
I am sure that there would be some interesting
details however small that we could adopt
from Your part of the world and in a subtle way
incorporate into a local atmosphere.An example of this would be a palm tree.
We have had palm trees in my area for centuries.
But never until recently did someone (see my photo
above) start using the leaves to cover beach bars and
make umbrellas. Is that genuine or not.
Not in the fact that we have used it before -we didnt.
Could we have used it Yes but we didnt use anything.
During my childhood days and that was the 70s 80s
we lived in comunism and the beaches were empty.
(Gaieus -You remember that)
The last thing someone had in mind is to design a beach.And tell You what , the umbrellas look great and everyone loves
them. This little detail gives place a charm.Another issue is the fact that we have to fulfill the
expectation of the owners and that of the guests.
I know that the owners will be expecting great
moves and the guests will probably be expecting
local authenticity as You have said.What if our local beach ways are like i mentioned
above boring for the owners and dont meet the
expectations of the guests and need to be accencuated
with some fresh imported ideas.This is what I was thinking about .
The last thing I would want is to make Disneyland
out of this.Edson if You come across some ideas from Your
part of the world that could be incorporated here , again in a subtle manner Ill be more than gratefull.Thanks in advance.
Mateo -
I was there in the early 80s with a lot of people around - maybe not in 4 and 5 star hotels though but i liked it...
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Don't overlook the forgotten era of the Tiki bar. These Polynesian fantasy environments were popular in the US back in the 50's. They were built as theme bars with their own exotic style of art, design, music, and drink. There are a lot of images on the web and a great book on the style is available on amazon.com - The Book of Tiki by Sven A. Kirsten.
-Gordon
P: gmurray
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@unknownuser said:
Don't overlook the forgotten era of the Tiki bar. These Polynesian fantasy environments were popular in the US back in the 50's. They were built as theme bars with their own exotic style of art, design, music, and drink. There are a lot of images on the web and a great book on the style is available on amazon.com - The Book of Tiki by Sven A. Kirsten.
-Gordon
Thanks Gordon, thats what I had in mind kind
of shabby look but with more local materials
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mateo,
what i was referring to is the idea of making one or all beaches follow a consistent look (miami, copacabana, it does not really matter).
but i have nothing against umbrellas, trees, etc. my suggestions would be to create pergolas, bars with verandahs, places for groups and couples. you can get a warmth-feeling arrangement with wood, bamboo, fabric, color. all this without resembling directly another place.
once i saw in florida how they create wooden walkways over the dunes, a great way to protect the environment and still be able to use it.
decks are a good idea too, people like wood everywhere. another idea would be to create some kind of pool with sea water, much in the way siza did in the outskirts of oporto.
i hope i helped you in some way.
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Yes it did Edson very much thank You.
I am writing down all Your suggestions
on paper geting ready for the first
meeting hopefully end of the week.
No sketches yet just some brainstorming
and we will see in which direction this
will go.
Thanks again,
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Hello matteo,
I did a beachbarproject on a Greek island not so long ago.
Remember these projects are all about atmosphere and if the present location is sufficient it is not a big problem to make something nice
I will attach some examples
If you want more , just let me know
Succes
Bert
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Bert,
The layout and the design looks really interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
I would really like to see the final images of the
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Thanks,Im writing it all down.
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Hum....good one.
Four you say. How about one for each different occasion.
One for the single life person looking to get away and maybe do some social activity.
One for the romantic married couple on a honeymoon or anniversary.
One for the married couple with children. Kid friendly design but educational about the area they are in.
One for the retired couple looking to relax as they travel the world after they have completed the top three above.lol.
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Oh and dont kill yourselves if you get behind.
Dont forget about the job board and those of us out of work...hint hint!!!!!
Good Luck.
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