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MRDK uses arches and mosaics for Ciele Athletics store in Montreal
CategoriesInterior Design

MRDK uses arches and mosaics for Ciele Athletics store in Montreal

By Zarkon Group,

Rounded walls and archways create a flow through this Montreal boutique, designed by local studio MRDK for Canadian sportswear brand Ciele Athletics.

The first boutique for Ciele, which sells technical headwear and apparel for running, opened in April 2023 on Notre-Dame Street in Montreal – the brand’s hometown.

Entryway with black and white mosaic flooring
Black and white mosaic tiles form a pattern based on Ciele’s apparel at the entrance to the store

The 3,000-square-foot (279-square-metre) flagship store was designed by MRDK to be as much a boutique as a community space for runners to meet and socialise.

Along the narrow entryway, flooring comprises black and white mosaic tiles that form a graphic pattern based on select items of the brand’s apparel.

Four mannequins within a wall niche
Visitors are lead past a quartet of mannequins to a community lounge area

Ascending four steps or a ramp leads visitors past a large white-tiled planter, then a display of mannequins lined up in front of a brick wall.

A lounge area at the end is designated for gathering and conversation, offering “anyone with an interest in movement and connection a chance to experience running and the many facets of its dynamic community through regular meet-ups and events”, said MRDK.

A dark green dividing wall with arched openings
Access to the main retail space is via an archway that punctures a dark green partition

Access to the main retail space is through an archway with rounded corners that punctures a deep, dark green partition.

“An arched wall gracefully separates the more public community area from the rest of the store, creating a sense of intrigue and inviting exploration,” MRDK said.

White service counter in front of a dark green wall
The green hue continues behind the fluted white service counter

Other similar openings in this spatial divider are used to display clothing on single or double-stacked rails.

The same forest green shade continues on the wall behind the service counter, which is fronted by a white fluted panel and includes a small glass vitrine set into its top.

Sportswear displayed in a series of angled niches
Lime plaster covers the angled walls, which feature bull-nose edges that soften their appearance

Herringbone white oak parquet floors are laid wall to wall, running beneath a low central island that is designed to be broken apart and moved around the store depending on merchandising needs.

A textured lime plaster finish was applied to the walls, wrapping around the bull-nosed corners that soften the angles created by the offset displays.

“The play of light and shadows on these textured surfaces creates a sense of dynamism, accentuating the uniqueness of the space,” said MRDK.

In one corner, a 12-foot-tall (3.7-metre) shelving system presents Ciele’s range of hats on cork mannequin heads.

Hats displayed on floor-to-ceiling shelves
A tall shelving system displays Ciele’s hat collection

Fitting rooms at the back of the store are kept minimal, with green velvet curtain draped behind the arched openings to the cubicles.

“The thoughtful combination of materials, textures, and colours creates an atmosphere that seamlessly blends modernity with a touch of timeless elegance,” said MRDK.

Minimalist fitting room with green velvet curtain
The fitting rooms are kept minimalist and feature green velvet curtains

Formerly known as Ménard Dworkind, the studio was founded by Guillaume Ménard and David Dworkind, and has completed a variety of retail spaces in Montreal and beyond.

Most recently, these have included a store for plastic-free beauty brand Attitude.

The photography is by David Dworkind and Alex Lesage.

Project credits:

Team: David Dworkind, Benjamin Lavoie Laroche
Contractor: Groupe Manovra
Ceramic floor tile: Daltile
Lighting: Sistemalux
Lime plaster: Venosa
Wood profiles: Brenlo

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colored glass mosaics adorn ‘apartments filipovice’ in czechia
CategoriesArchitecture

colored glass mosaics adorn ‘apartments filipovice’ in czechia

By Zarkon Group,

celebrating traditional morphologies in freestyle fashion 

 

Set in the Czechian highlands of Jeseniky, the ‘Apartments Filipovice’ by Atelier CL3 Studio celebrates the region’s traditional architectural morphology in freestyle fashion. The new complex features two residential buildings designed as monolithic rectangular foundations, each clad in locally sourced larch shingles and crowned with a classic wooden gable roof. The larch cladding will naturally darken over time, allowing the built volumes to gently blend into the mountainous landscape.

 

Steadily contrasting the naturally greying larch shell is a mosaic of colored loggias and windows — painted blue for the first building and yellow for the second. ‘The crystalline shine of the colored glass mosaic, together with the strictly square windows of the same frame color, define the character of the buildings,’ writes CL3. 

a mosaic of colored voids & glass adorns new apartment buildings in the czechian mountains
all images © Tomáš Slavík

 

 

a rich material palette composing  ‘apartments filipovice’ by CL3 

 

As clearly displayed, ‘Apartments Filipovice’ relies on traditional materials, characteristic of the Jeseniky region and Czechian culture. Atelier CL3 (see more here) first erected the buildings atop strip foundations before composing each residential part as a hybrid of sand-lime brick walls and reinforced concrete ceilings. Meanwhile, larch shingles extracted from the local forest were used to clad each building exterior — ‘a free paraphrase of the façades of local barns, and gabels of residential buildings,’ continues the studio.

 

Indoors, the spaces take on a more contemporary and minimalist quality, with vibrant blue and yellow staircases set against a clean white backdrop. The bedrooms, however, while simple in their design, evoke the traditional barn experience, with scenic views of the pastoral landscape ahead. 

a mosaic of colored voids & glass adorns new apartment buildings in the czechian mountains
‘Apartments Filipovice’ – a celebration of traditional architecture with a modern twist

 

 

Lastly, each building has been designed to be as self-sufficient as possible in respect to the mountainous environment; the only supplied utility is power. ‘Heating is based on a groundwater heat pump, common areas are equipped with air recuperation, water comes from its well with water-supplying equipment, and wastewater will be disposed to a domestic sewage treatment plant with cleaned water absorption to the ground,’ notes CL3.

a mosaic of colored voids & glass adorns new apartment buildings in the czechian mountains
a mosaic of windows and voids completes the design

a mosaic of colored voids & glass adorns new apartment buildings in the czechian mountains
Atelier CL3 clad each building in larch shingles

a mosaic of colored voids & glass adorns new apartment buildings in the czechian mountains
using yellow and blue as accent tones

a mosaic of colored voids & glass adorns new apartment buildings in the czechian mountains
colored loggias define the ground floor of each apartment building

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