When you have a building of only 60 m² available to equip a full beach bar, you need to be creative. The architects at Lutz + Roos certainly showed some ingenuity when designing Seezeit Beach Bar in Konstanz, Germany.
The beach bar had to be functional, but at the same time stylish and it obviously needed to create the right atmosphere for rest and relaxation. The material properties and qualities of Rockpanel Natural are determining when it comes to the impression made by the beach bar.
One decisive factor in the design of the building was the desire for a subtle play of light and shadow. This was created by moulding the individual letters of the word Seezeit in the façade panels. The combination of filtering sunlight and shadows creates a special atmosphere.
The play of light and shadow creates a striking effect throughout the day. At night, with artificial lighting, the situation is reversed, and the bar lights up, as it were, from the inside out.
Rockpanel Natural won over the architects chiefly on account of one of its properties: the capacity to change under the effects of the weather. The fresh yellowish green colour scheme turns into a velvety, slightly sparkling brownish red surface over time. The effect is similar to the way wood takes on a patina under the effects of the weather.
The theme of light and shadow is carried through in the entire construction concept. Thanks to a special structure inside the cube-shaped beach bar, some elements in the façade are sprung open to turn into roofs. Like the façade, these roofs have several functions.
On the one hand they provide welcome shade, and on the other hand the cut-out ornaments and the sunlight filtering in create flecks on the bar’s terrace, to add even more atmosphere.
Client
Seezeit Beach Bar
Product
Rockpanel Natural
Architect
Lutz + Roos Architekten
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