Admirably detailed built-in furniture and inventive product shelving systems establish a dramatic and luxurious backdrop for the display of the products. This uniqueness is further emphasized by good volumetric planning and details such as the fractal ceiling design.
Located in an industrial technology park, the EDL gallery was designed to be a hybrid gallery, industrial warehouse and office.
A modern interior was inserted into the old factory structure.The front wall was taken down to open up views to the frontcourt garden.The wall between the old office space and warehouse was also replaced by full-height glazing effectively allowing daylight to penetrate through the whole internal space.A black steel box entrance was inserted into the front façade preserving the industrial feel leading into the new gallery space within.
Upon coming through the boxed entrance, visitors are greeted by the voluminous darker space with sculptured diamante timber ceilings.The warm texture of the timber contrasts with the cooler dark charcoal industrial language.
The centrepiece of the gallery is a suspended crafted black steel mobili to display the EDL samples.Visitors can browse and mingle at the spacious dining and event kitchen cum bar with a cosy lounge nook in the front corner.The lounge whilst only a half-circle on the plan is projected into a full circle nook by way of a mirror wall and light fittings.One can then proceed seamlessly onto the warehouse floor to also inspect and view actual materials.
The upper level houses a second gallery and the office.The full width of the gallery is steel framed and cantilevered to project out above the warehouse floor below affording visitors an impressive view of the activities below.The upper gallery is a wall lined with a hundred custom-crafted pull-out sample panels.
On the outside a green haven of wild grasses, shrubs and sculptural trees complement the stark white façade of the building.At dusk, landscape lighting on the grasses and shrubbery cast shadows on the building, forming a lively play of shadows on the façade.
