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Progetti




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     Projects




                Claudio Nardi
                Geologica Shops

                text by Rosy Strati




                Località Location       Australia: Sydney; Austria: Wien; Belgium: Bruxelles;
                                        Cyprus: Nicosia; France: Lyon, Bordeaux, Paris;
                                        Germany: Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Dortmund-Kley,
                                        Munchen-Parsdorf, Hannover, Leipzig, Düsseldorf,
                                        Frechen-Koln, Bremen-Stuhr, Berlin-Tempelhof,
                                        Nürnberg, Würzburg, Hamburg; Greece: Athens,
                                        Thessaloniki; Hong Kong: Chai Wan; Hungary: Budapest;
                                        Italy: Bologna, Rome, San Donà di Piave, Castellarano,
                                        Milan, Prato, San Giovanni Teatino, Arzignano, Palermo,
                                        Florence; UK: Edinburgh, London; Czech Republic:
                                        Prague; Spain: Vitoria Gasteiz; USA: Chicago;
                                        Switzerland: Zurich; Taiwan: Taipei; Turkey: Istanbul

                Cliente Client          GranitiFiandre S.p.A.

                Progettista Architect   Claudio Nardi                                             1
Progetti Geologica Shops       1                             Nell’ambito della produzione GranitiFiandre
                               Interno del Geologica Shop
                               di Castellarano (Reggio       la linea Geologica rappresenta sicuramente
                               Emilia), Italia               una realtà decisiva nell’offerta complessiva
                               2                             dei prodotti contrassegnati da questo marchio,
                               Mobile espositivo             per il suo configurarsi come concreta espres-
                               per lastre 30 x 30 cm
                               3                             sione degli enormi passi evolutivi compiuti
                               Mobile espositivo             dall’azienda nella produzione di pietre artifi-
                               per lastre 40 x 40            ciali, in grado di riprodurre alla perfezione le
                               e 45 x 45 cm                  caratteristiche estetiche e tecniche delle pie-
                               4
                               Elemento espositivo           tre vere e proprie, senza tutti gli inconvenien-
                               con pannelli                  ti legati alla provenienza naturale.
                               intercambiabili e pedana      In quest’ottica GranitiFiandre ha chiesto al-
                               5                             l’architetto Claudio Nardi di concretizzare la
                               Elemento espositivo
                               con gigantografia             propria immagine, in relazione alla produzio-
                           2   retroilluminata e pedana      ne di Geologica, attraverso la realizzazione di
                               6-7                           un concept di spazi ed espositori di vendita in
                               I mobili espositivi           grado di sviluppare una forte e coerente rela-
                                                             zione fra essenza del prodotto, struttura com-
                                                             merciale e comunicazione pubblicitaria. L’i-
                                                             dea è quella di definire delle realtà spaziali
                                                             che non rivelino un semplice programma di
                                                             allestimento dello spazio di vendita tramite
                                                             mobili di rinnovata immagine, ma che si arti-
                                                             colino in una forma distributiva completa, co-
                                                             stituita da una componente hardware (mobili,
                                                             pavimento, etc.) e da una software (tipo di as-
                                                             sortimento ed esposizione del prodotto, moda-
                                                             lità di vendita).
                                                             I nuovi punti vendita Geologica si sviluppano




                                                                                                                 Alessandro Ciampi
                                                             su uno schema spaziale strutturato su una su-
                                                             perficie di 50 mq, definiti da una gamma di
                                                             layouts compositivi variamente adattabili a di-
                                                             versi contesti, che nella definizione degli am-
                                                             bienti creano spazi estremamente lineari e
                           3                                 leggeri, lasciando ai materiali il vero ruolo di       6




84
                               1                             Within GranitiFiandre’s total production ran-
                               Inner view of Geologica
                               Shop at Castellarano,
                                                             ge, the Geologica line represents a highly si-
                               (Reggio Emilia), Italy        gnificant part of the brand’s products. It em-
                               2                             bodies the enormous changes that the
                               30 x 30 cm flooring tiles     company has undertaken in artificial stone
                               display unit
                               3
                                                             production, now able to perfectly reproduce
                               40 x 40 e 45 x 45 cm          the aesthetic and technical characteristics of
                               flooring tiles display unit   real stone without all of the inconveniences of
                               4                             natural stone.
                               Display component
                               equipped with giant
                                                             GranitiFiandre asked the architect Claudio
                               graphic panel                 Nardi to help form its image around Geologi-
                               and footboard                 ca products by creating a concept for spaces
                               5                             and sales displays to build a strong, cohesive
                               Display component
                               equipped
                                                             relationships between the product’s essence,
                           4   with interchangeable          its sales structure and advertising. The idea is
                               panels and footboard          to define spatial entities that do not entail me-
                               6-7                           rely furnishing the sales space with furniture
                               Display units
                                                             that has a new image. These spaces are orga-
                                                             nized in a form of complete distribution con-
                                                             sisting of a “hardware” component (furniture,
                                                             floors, etc.) and “software” (product assort-
                                                             ment and display type, sales methods).
Projects Geologica Shops




                                                             The new Geologica sales points are laid out in
                                                             spaces covering 50 smq, defined by a range of
                                                             compositions that can be adapted to different
                                                             contexts. In defining the areas, they create
                                                             very linear, lightweight spaces, making the
                                                             materials the true protagonists and letting vi-
                                                             sitors follow smooth courses that immerse




                                                                                                                 Alessandro Ciampi
                                                             them in the world of Geologica artificial sto-
                                                             nes. They spark interest and curiosity, excite
                                                             and draw visitors into an atmosphere that has
                                                             little to do with the codified stereotypes of the
                                                             ceramic tile world.
                           5                                 Furnishing elements are modular for highly             7
Progetti Geologica Shops                             protagonisti e permettendo ai visitatori per-               no attraverso due piani, verticale e orizzonta-    ra sobria e ricca di personalità, in cui l’illumi-
                                                     corsi fluidi, che li immergono nel mondo del-               le, con un grande cassettone a scomparsa, una      nazione, sia quella degli espositori che quella
                                                     le pietre artificiali di Geologica suscitando cu-           cornice che permette di accogliere i prodotti      generale degli ambienti, contribuisce ad esal-
                                                     riosità e interesse, emozioni e feeling, in                 per gruppi, evitando la sovrapposizione di         tare e a far vibrare gli effetti materici delle pie-
                                                     un’atmosfera estremamente lontana dai codi-                 informazioni, e che talvolta contiene rimandi      tre. Stessa motivazione comporta la scelta di
                                                     ci stereotipati tipici del mondo della piastrella           alle campagne pubblicitarie in atto. Altri espo-   abbinare materie calde, come il legno wengè
                                                     ceramica.                                                   sitori sono invece elementi a colonna che, at-     o il legno laccato chiaro, a materie più tecno-
                                                     Gli elementi di arredo sono modulari e per-                 traverso un semplice gioco di specchi o me-        logiche come l’acciaio texturizzato, con un ef-
                                                     mettono una gestione dello spazio base estre-               diante simulazioni al computer, offrono ai         fetto che traduce in atmosfera sensoriale l’i-
                                                     mamente flessibile e, nell’estrema semplicità               visitatori l’occasione di approfondire ulterior-   deologia di fondo della produzione Geologica,
                                                     delle linee di fondo gli espositori, impongono              mente la varietà delle specie lapidee presenti     ovvero l’impiego di processi tecnologici estre-
                                                     le loro forme massicce ed essenziali, esaltan-              nella linea Geologica.                             mamente raffinati ed evoluti che, partendo
                                                     do la molteplice varietà cromatica dei mate-                Proprio a questo scopo la scelta dei materiali e   dalla semplice materia naturale portano alla
                                                     riali esposti.                                              dei colori si orienta su toni neutri ma contem-    creazione di un prodotto che è al tempo stesso
                                            8
                                                     In particolar modo alcuni espositori sviluppa-              poraneamente in grado di creare un’atmosfe-        naturale e di sintesi, geologico appunto.




                                            9




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Projects Wood warehouse and workshop




                                       10       12




                                                     8                             8                             flexible space management. Within the com-         towards neutral tones for this purpose. The to-
                                                     Elemento espositivo           Display component             pletely streamlined forms of the background,       nes are able to create an atmosphere both
                                                     con pannelli                  equipped with giant           the displays stand out with their massive, es-     simple and full of personality in which the li-
                                                     intercambiabili               graphic panel
         Geologica Shops




                                                     e con gigantografia           and interchangeable           sential shapes, highlighting the large color       ghting of the displays and the rooms in gene-
                                                     retroilluminata               panels                        variety of the displayed materials.                ral contribute to enhancing the material ef-
                                                     9                             9                             Some displays cover two floors, vertically and     fects of the stones and making them resonate.
                                                     Colonna girevole              Rotating column               horizontally, with a large closing drawer as a     The same motivation was behind the choice to
                                                     con specchi                   with mirrors
                                                     10                            10                            perfect site for collecting the products by        combine warm material such as wenge wood
                                                     Colonna girevole              Rotating column with PC       groups, avoiding overlapped information and        and clear lacquered wood with more high-te-
                                                     per stazione informatica      working station               occasionally referencing the current adverti-      ch materials such as textured steel. This tran-
                                                     11                            11                            sing campaigns. Other displays are column          slates into a sensory atmosphere the basic
                                                     Tavolo con piano in acciaio   Table with counter
                                                     texturizzato                  in textured stainless steel   elements. They use simple mirror effects and       concept behind the Geologica products, i.e.
                                                     12                            12                            computer simulations to show visitors more         the use of highly sophisticated technological
                                                     Interno del Geologica Shop    Inner view of Geologica       about the variety of stone types in the Geolo-     processes starting with a simple natural ma-
                                                     di Castellarano (Reggio       Shop at Castellarano,         gica line.                                         terial to create a product that is both natural
                                                     Emilia), Italia               (Reggio Emilia), Italy
                                       11                                                                        The choice of materials and colors is oriented     and synthetic (just like geology).

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Geologica Shops

  • 1. Progetti 82 Projects Claudio Nardi Geologica Shops text by Rosy Strati Località Location Australia: Sydney; Austria: Wien; Belgium: Bruxelles; Cyprus: Nicosia; France: Lyon, Bordeaux, Paris; Germany: Stuttgart, Frankfurt am Main, Dortmund-Kley, Munchen-Parsdorf, Hannover, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Frechen-Koln, Bremen-Stuhr, Berlin-Tempelhof, Nürnberg, Würzburg, Hamburg; Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki; Hong Kong: Chai Wan; Hungary: Budapest; Italy: Bologna, Rome, San Donà di Piave, Castellarano, Milan, Prato, San Giovanni Teatino, Arzignano, Palermo, Florence; UK: Edinburgh, London; Czech Republic: Prague; Spain: Vitoria Gasteiz; USA: Chicago; Switzerland: Zurich; Taiwan: Taipei; Turkey: Istanbul Cliente Client GranitiFiandre S.p.A. Progettista Architect Claudio Nardi 1
  • 2. Progetti Geologica Shops 1 Nell’ambito della produzione GranitiFiandre Interno del Geologica Shop di Castellarano (Reggio la linea Geologica rappresenta sicuramente Emilia), Italia una realtà decisiva nell’offerta complessiva 2 dei prodotti contrassegnati da questo marchio, Mobile espositivo per il suo configurarsi come concreta espres- per lastre 30 x 30 cm 3 sione degli enormi passi evolutivi compiuti Mobile espositivo dall’azienda nella produzione di pietre artifi- per lastre 40 x 40 ciali, in grado di riprodurre alla perfezione le e 45 x 45 cm caratteristiche estetiche e tecniche delle pie- 4 Elemento espositivo tre vere e proprie, senza tutti gli inconvenien- con pannelli ti legati alla provenienza naturale. intercambiabili e pedana In quest’ottica GranitiFiandre ha chiesto al- 5 l’architetto Claudio Nardi di concretizzare la Elemento espositivo con gigantografia propria immagine, in relazione alla produzio- 2 retroilluminata e pedana ne di Geologica, attraverso la realizzazione di 6-7 un concept di spazi ed espositori di vendita in I mobili espositivi grado di sviluppare una forte e coerente rela- zione fra essenza del prodotto, struttura com- merciale e comunicazione pubblicitaria. L’i- dea è quella di definire delle realtà spaziali che non rivelino un semplice programma di allestimento dello spazio di vendita tramite mobili di rinnovata immagine, ma che si arti- colino in una forma distributiva completa, co- stituita da una componente hardware (mobili, pavimento, etc.) e da una software (tipo di as- sortimento ed esposizione del prodotto, moda- lità di vendita). I nuovi punti vendita Geologica si sviluppano Alessandro Ciampi su uno schema spaziale strutturato su una su- perficie di 50 mq, definiti da una gamma di layouts compositivi variamente adattabili a di- versi contesti, che nella definizione degli am- bienti creano spazi estremamente lineari e 3 leggeri, lasciando ai materiali il vero ruolo di 6 84 1 Within GranitiFiandre’s total production ran- Inner view of Geologica Shop at Castellarano, ge, the Geologica line represents a highly si- (Reggio Emilia), Italy gnificant part of the brand’s products. It em- 2 bodies the enormous changes that the 30 x 30 cm flooring tiles company has undertaken in artificial stone display unit 3 production, now able to perfectly reproduce 40 x 40 e 45 x 45 cm the aesthetic and technical characteristics of flooring tiles display unit real stone without all of the inconveniences of 4 natural stone. Display component equipped with giant GranitiFiandre asked the architect Claudio graphic panel Nardi to help form its image around Geologi- and footboard ca products by creating a concept for spaces 5 and sales displays to build a strong, cohesive Display component equipped relationships between the product’s essence, 4 with interchangeable its sales structure and advertising. The idea is panels and footboard to define spatial entities that do not entail me- 6-7 rely furnishing the sales space with furniture Display units that has a new image. These spaces are orga- nized in a form of complete distribution con- sisting of a “hardware” component (furniture, floors, etc.) and “software” (product assort- ment and display type, sales methods). Projects Geologica Shops The new Geologica sales points are laid out in spaces covering 50 smq, defined by a range of compositions that can be adapted to different contexts. In defining the areas, they create very linear, lightweight spaces, making the materials the true protagonists and letting vi- sitors follow smooth courses that immerse Alessandro Ciampi them in the world of Geologica artificial sto- nes. They spark interest and curiosity, excite and draw visitors into an atmosphere that has little to do with the codified stereotypes of the ceramic tile world. 5 Furnishing elements are modular for highly 7
  • 3. Progetti Geologica Shops protagonisti e permettendo ai visitatori per- no attraverso due piani, verticale e orizzonta- ra sobria e ricca di personalità, in cui l’illumi- corsi fluidi, che li immergono nel mondo del- le, con un grande cassettone a scomparsa, una nazione, sia quella degli espositori che quella le pietre artificiali di Geologica suscitando cu- cornice che permette di accogliere i prodotti generale degli ambienti, contribuisce ad esal- riosità e interesse, emozioni e feeling, in per gruppi, evitando la sovrapposizione di tare e a far vibrare gli effetti materici delle pie- un’atmosfera estremamente lontana dai codi- informazioni, e che talvolta contiene rimandi tre. Stessa motivazione comporta la scelta di ci stereotipati tipici del mondo della piastrella alle campagne pubblicitarie in atto. Altri espo- abbinare materie calde, come il legno wengè ceramica. sitori sono invece elementi a colonna che, at- o il legno laccato chiaro, a materie più tecno- Gli elementi di arredo sono modulari e per- traverso un semplice gioco di specchi o me- logiche come l’acciaio texturizzato, con un ef- mettono una gestione dello spazio base estre- diante simulazioni al computer, offrono ai fetto che traduce in atmosfera sensoriale l’i- mamente flessibile e, nell’estrema semplicità visitatori l’occasione di approfondire ulterior- deologia di fondo della produzione Geologica, delle linee di fondo gli espositori, impongono mente la varietà delle specie lapidee presenti ovvero l’impiego di processi tecnologici estre- le loro forme massicce ed essenziali, esaltan- nella linea Geologica. mamente raffinati ed evoluti che, partendo do la molteplice varietà cromatica dei mate- Proprio a questo scopo la scelta dei materiali e dalla semplice materia naturale portano alla riali esposti. dei colori si orienta su toni neutri ma contem- creazione di un prodotto che è al tempo stesso 8 In particolar modo alcuni espositori sviluppa- poraneamente in grado di creare un’atmosfe- naturale e di sintesi, geologico appunto. 9 86 Projects Wood warehouse and workshop 10 12 8 8 flexible space management. Within the com- towards neutral tones for this purpose. The to- Elemento espositivo Display component pletely streamlined forms of the background, nes are able to create an atmosphere both con pannelli equipped with giant the displays stand out with their massive, es- simple and full of personality in which the li- intercambiabili graphic panel Geologica Shops e con gigantografia and interchangeable sential shapes, highlighting the large color ghting of the displays and the rooms in gene- retroilluminata panels variety of the displayed materials. ral contribute to enhancing the material ef- 9 9 Some displays cover two floors, vertically and fects of the stones and making them resonate. Colonna girevole Rotating column horizontally, with a large closing drawer as a The same motivation was behind the choice to con specchi with mirrors 10 10 perfect site for collecting the products by combine warm material such as wenge wood Colonna girevole Rotating column with PC groups, avoiding overlapped information and and clear lacquered wood with more high-te- per stazione informatica working station occasionally referencing the current adverti- ch materials such as textured steel. This tran- 11 11 sing campaigns. Other displays are column slates into a sensory atmosphere the basic Tavolo con piano in acciaio Table with counter texturizzato in textured stainless steel elements. They use simple mirror effects and concept behind the Geologica products, i.e. 12 12 computer simulations to show visitors more the use of highly sophisticated technological Interno del Geologica Shop Inner view of Geologica about the variety of stone types in the Geolo- processes starting with a simple natural ma- di Castellarano (Reggio Shop at Castellarano, gica line. terial to create a product that is both natural Emilia), Italia (Reggio Emilia), Italy 11 The choice of materials and colors is oriented and synthetic (just like geology).