GENEVA APARTMENT

Geneva Apartment

Essential lines, less is more

Geneva Apartment

Essential lines, less is more 

Geneva, CH, 1204

In the heart of Geneva, where elegance meets the Swiss precision, we have shaped, in collaboration with Hmg Construction Management SA, each detail of Nóbrega Borghmans ’s project to realize an apartment with clean lines and minimal design.

APPROACH

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    Project Assessment
    Focus on customer needs, concept and budget.
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  • Project management
  • Economic Analysis
    Design study defines a correct and sustainable budget.
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  • Engineering
    Comprehensive and detailed engineering for every item.
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  • Detail drawings
    Shop drawings for the production of the items.
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  • Prototyping
    An early representation of an idea solution.
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  • Production and quality control
    Monitor on each phase and quality guaranteed.
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  • Purchasing
    Local artisans and famous brands for competitive prices.
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  • Logistics
    Optimize delivery times and costs so as to meet clients’ deadlines.
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  • Complete fit out and installation
    Strong direction, dedicated teams to respect the timetable.
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    Customer lifetime approach
    We don’t leave our customers alone.
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Key points

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Economic Analysis

During the design and work phases we carried out economic analysis and detailed planning. Following the first survey, we developed a detailed offer for each element and job activity. Following design updates we have revised the offer in full compliance with the plans agreed with the customer. We have made savings by proposing alternative materials. For the kitchen, for example, we proposed a marble-effect tile instead of marble, a more durable material that also allowed us to reduce the costs of this element. 

CONCEPT

The Geneva apartment project is characterized by essential and functional design, which aims at the highest space optimization. The clear and neutral color palette, with a predominance of beige and gray tones, creates a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere, perfect for daily life. The design exploits the natural light coming from the large windows, creating a diffused lighting that enhances the lines cleanliness and the furnishing simplicity. In the living room, the intelligent space use is evident in the furniture arrangement that, with their sober design, minimize the encumbrance. The presence of fitted wardrobes and low furniture allows one to make the most of the available surface, keeping the environment tidy and spacious. This project reflects a contemporary approach to interior design, in which the simplicity of the shapes and the sobriety of the tones contribute to create elegant and functional spaces. 

Project challenge

Meet different needs

One of this project’s main challenges was to meet the needs and desires of all involved; the external architecture studio, the client and the construction management. Each actor involved has specific expectations and requirements that must be harmonized to ensure the success of the project. The architecture studio focuses on innovation, aesthetic quality, and respect for the project, the customer requires that his expectations are met, while the construction management focuses on the efficient management of the project and construction site. The keys to success were continuous dialogue,  repeated meetings and the constant exchange of views and ideas. 

ADVANTAGES: TIME AND MONEY SAVED

Weeks of realization

Time saving

Financial saving

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Milan private house - Gitaly contract

MILAN PRIVATE HOUSE

Milan private house

The pleasure of coming home

Milan private house

The pleasure of coming home 

Milan, ITA, 20121

Located in one of the most prestigious and historic areas of the city, a few steps from the Duomo, this apartment is an oasis of luxury and comfort in a unique setting. Every detail of this project has been carefully designed combining modernity and tradition.

APPROACH

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    Project Assessment
    Focus on customer needs, concept and budget.
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  • Project management
  • Economic Analysis
    Design study defines a correct and sustainable budget.
    Read more
  • Engineering
    Comprehensive and detailed engineering for every item.
    Read more
  • Detail drawings
    Shop drawings for the production of the items.
    Read more
  • Prototyping
    An early representation of an idea solution.
    Read more
  • Production and quality control
    Monitor on each phase and quality guaranteed.
    Read more
  • Purchasing
    Local artisans and famous brands for competitive prices.
    Read more
  • Logistics
    Optimize delivery times and costs so as to meet clients’ deadlines.
    Read more
  • Complete fit out and installation
    Strong direction, dedicated teams to respect the timetable.
    Read more
  • Image depicting a house and hands for Approach. - Gitaly contract
    Customer lifetime approach
    We don’t leave our customers alone.
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Key points

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Detail drawings

Designing custom furnitures for Milan private house has required meticulous attention to detail and an innovative use of materials. We have developed custom hinges to ensure unique functionality and created ceiling fixing solutions that ensure stability and clean design. We customized each solution with unique details. For the dressing master, we integrated a refined wallpaper in its back, adding a touch of elegance and exclusivity.

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Complete fit out and installation

The particularity, the dimensions and the majesty of the furniture and furnishings that we have created for the apartment, required pre-assembly in the company. This phase allowed us both to compress the installation time on site and to meticulously take care of every single detail to make sure that everything worked perfectly and respect the required aesthetic levels. An example is the dressing master.

CONCEPT

The Milan private house has a bourgeois style with a deeply Milanese DNA. The aim was to create an apartment with sober and elegant tones in which to insert solutions and furnishing accessories such as lamps, tables, seats not purchased but designed to measure. Materials such as brass, ebony, raffia, leather, onyx are the codes that characterize all spaces. The project main theme was the use of burnished brass, present in all the furniture we designed, manufactured, produced and installed. To encourage sociality, a predominant feature for a domestic environment, large spaces were dedicated to the living area. Several conversation areas and a gentlemen’s room were created perfectly connected to each other and with the dining area.

Project challenge

Cooperation

The challenge in Milan private house project but also its strength was the coordination and cooperation with the different actors. All the samples, as well as the drawings, were carefully evaluated by the client, the architectural firm and by the works management company. In addition, for Milan private house we also created custom-made furnishings thinked and designed by the studio. Prototyping and realizing these elements was not easy, especially respecting the required aesthetic standards. The continuous dialogue with all project actors has determined its success. 

ADVANTAGES: TIME AND MONEY SAVED

Weeks of realization

Time saving

Financial saving

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Geneva private house - Gitaly contract

GENEVA PRIVATE HOUSE

Geneva private house

Design inspired by people

Geneva private house

Design inspired by people

Geneva, CH, 1204

 

 Located on the shores of Lake Geneva, framed by the Swiss Alps, in Spanish and northern European style, the “white” villa opens its door. This time we faced a private project collaborating with HMG Construction

APPROACH

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    Project Assessment
    Focus on customer needs, concept and budget.
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  • Project management
  • Economic Analysis
    Design study defines a correct and sustainable budget.
    Read more
  • Engineering
    Comprehensive and detailed engineering for every item.
    Read more
  • Detail drawings
    Shop drawings for the production of the items.
    Read more
  • Prototyping
    An early representation of an idea solution.
    Read more
  • Production and quality control
    Monitor on each phase and quality guaranteed.
    Read more
  • Purchasing
    Local artisans and famous brands for competitive prices.
    Read more
  • Logistics
    Optimize delivery times and costs so as to meet clients’ deadlines.
    Read more
  • Complete fit out and installation
    Strong direction, dedicated teams to respect the timetable.
    Read more
  • Image depicting a house and hands for Approach. - Gitaly contract
    Customer lifetime approach
    We don’t leave our customers alone.
    Read more

Key points

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Engineering

Our technicians starting from the architects’ drawings and following the client’s requests, have carried out the site surveys and worked on executive planning to create detailed shop drawings for each individual piece of furniture. Each element was broken down in all its parts to selectioning the right finishes and production methods. 

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Complete fit out and installation

For this project, the client had set an opening date to be respected. We looked for purchase products that could respect the deadlines and carefully followed and coordinated the production of all custom furniture. Two shipments were organized, as requested by the customer, to complete the installation in two weeks. This involved an accurate management of all the material to have it in the house before delivery.

CONCEPT

The concept for the Geneva private house it’s clear, it must reflect the light of its inhabitants. This is tangible not only in finishes and colors choice but also in the shapes and lines of all the elements we made. We took care of the realization of custom furniture and doors. In doing so, we adapted the furniture design to the characteristics of the different family members. For the daughter’s room, pink shades were chosen to make all the elements, including those of the attached bathroom, while for the son’s room and the master were used walnut essences, with more sober and elegant tones and added details such as leather handles. The living room and kitchen space embraces a classic style; the reed wood, marble, brass finishes were utilized but there are also modern touches such as “terracotta” sofas with sinuous lines that create contrast. Collaborating closely with the construction supervision and the client, welcoming their proposals and ideas, were the keys to the project success.

Project challenge

Private project

Managing and accommodating customer requests was not easy. Meticulousness, precision, attention to detail are central elements in each project; in that of a private apartment even more. The possibility of error must be minimized. Each drawing, each choice was submitted to the customer’s approval. To create the custom furniture we started sometimes from the inspiration images sought by the customer.

ADVANTAGES: TIME AND MONEY SAVED

Weeks of realization

Time saving

Financial saving

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Geneva private house

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Crans Montana Chalet lobby. Mix of high standards of craftsmanship and iconic design pieces.

CRANS MONTANA CHALET

Crans Montana Chalet

Luxury chalet for relaxing moments

Crans Montana Chalet

Luxury chalet for relaxing moments

Crans Montana – Swiss

Located in the centre of Crans Montana, surrounded by the Alps, the two apartments face directly on the golf courts where the most important international meetings, such as the Omega European Masters, are held. An extreme attention to detail, care in the choice and combination of materials used to enhance the natural beauty, give life to a warm environment reminiscent of the typical mountain chalets but at the same time modern, perfect to spend a period of stay in complete relaxation.

APPROACH

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    Project Assessment
    Focus on customer needs, concept and budget.
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  • Project management
  • Economic Analysis
    Design study defines a correct and sustainable budget.
    Read more
  • Engineering
    Comprehensive and detailed engineering for every item.
    Read more
  • Detail drawings
    Shop drawings for the production of the items.
    Read more
  • Prototyping
    An early representation of an idea solution.
    Read more
  • Production and quality control
    Monitor on each phase and quality guaranteed.
    Read more
  • Purchasing
    Local artisans and famous brands for competitive prices.
    Read more
  • Logistics
    Optimize delivery times and costs so as to meet clients’ deadlines.
    Read more
  • Complete fit out and installation
    Strong direction, dedicated teams to respect the timetable.
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Key points

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Purchasing

For  Crans Montana Chalet we have combined high standards of craftsmanship and iconic design pieces. Meeting the client’s requirements within the budget and schedule was not a problem, because of the well-established network of craftsmen, the successful search for a new craftsman for the treatment of the wood coverings and the relationship established over the years with the most prestigious design brands.

CONCEPT

The two flats, of about 130 and 40 square metres respectively, are designed to meet different needs but always retain the same style and harmony between the spaces that characterize them. The renovation involves all the rooms and interior finishes, focusing on the quality materials used in the various areas: from the absolute black granite and glass in the bathrooms to the vie bois, skillfully worked by specialized craftsmen to create all the made-to-measure furnishings, the doors and the bardage, which completely covers the living area of the main flat; the natural stone of the floors in the entrance hall and the kitchen blends perfectly with the oak parquet flooring used in the other rooms. The main flat consists of an entrance hall with guest bathroom, a cozy living room with fireplace, a kitchen and three double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, in order to guarantee maximum privacy to each guest. The studio, on the other hand, consisting of entrance hall-kitchen, double bedroom, bathroom and walk-in wardrobe, is a more intimate and dynamic environment, in which every space is designed in detail to guarantee maximum comfort.

Architect and Interior Designer:
Camilla Giuliani

Even if it is not a large extent project, it was very stimulating to develop this rich and diverse design in materials, finishes and details. The balanced mix of traditional workmanship and finishes as well as modern shapes and finishing makes this project a success in everyone’s eyes.

Project challenge

Vieux bois

Our challenge in this project was to understand and interpret the workmanship of vieux bois, a specialty of mountain craftsmen in the Alps. Our team of architects and technicians pursued this challenge and experimented with the material, achieving a result that conforms to the tradition of chalets and satisfying the client’s request.

ADVANTAGES: TIME AND MONEY SAVED

Months of realization

Time saving

Financial saving

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Crans Montana Chalet

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Oyala Palace Complex - Gitaly contract

OYALA PALACE COMPLEX

Oyala Palace***** Complex

Five-star city in the heart of Equatorial Guinea

Oyala Palace***** Complex

Five-star city in the heart of Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea
www.grandhoteldjibloho.com

Oyala Palace Hotel is a 5-star tourist and residential building located in Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa, in the middle of a charming natural circuit, surrounded by the Wele River. Equipped with an important conference center and a hospital, this real brand-new city is a reflection of the desire for internationalization not only of the country as well as the entire African continent, whose political project involves moving the capital from Malabo to Oyala. Our task has been to understand and interpret the Government’s input in the creation of an extraordinary new architectural presence on the African scene.

APPROACH

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    Project Assessment
    Focus on customer needs, concept and budget.
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  • Project management
  • Economic Analysis
    Design study defines a correct and sustainable budget.
    Read more
  • Engineering
    Comprehensive and detailed engineering for every item.
    Read more
  • Detail drawings
    Shop drawings for the production of the items.
    Read more
  • Prototyping
    An early representation of an idea solution.
    Read more
  • Production and quality control
    Monitor on each phase and quality guaranteed.
    Read more
  • Purchasing
    Local artisans and famous brands for competitive prices.
    Read more
  • Logistics
    Optimize delivery times and costs so as to meet clients’ deadlines.
    Read more
  • Complete fit out and installation
    Strong direction, dedicated teams to respect the timetable.
    Read more

Key points

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Complete fit out and installation

We sent our professionals on site: project managers, site managers, technicians and specialized personnel to follow the construction phases of this multi-year project. We organised several groups of skilled workers selected from many different countries.

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Production and quality control

According to our Partner in this challenge we agreed to set up a strict monitoring procedure on each supplier before approving and sending the material to the building site. Our technicians checked every detail of each piece of furniture to avoid further problems once all materials would be on site. 

CONCEPT

The complex develops on a surface of 189 hectares and is composed of several structures: a five stars hotel, 50 luxury independent villas, a conference centre, a Club House. Everything develops in the middle of an 18 holes golf course. The Hotel, five star category, presents a plan with four wings, with a central part and develops on 10 levels. In the central part on the basement there is a discotheque accessible from the lobby through lift and a staircase; on the ground floor a lobby reception of 2700 square metres. On the four wings from the 2nd to the 5th floor, there are different typologies of bedrooms: 399 standard rooms, 46 junior suites, 4 senior suites and a royal suite. On one side of the ground floor is the wellness centre on a surface of 1650 m2; on the opposite side is the shopping area; on the sixth floor you can find an Italian restaurant with its kitchen and terrace. On another wing of the Hotel there is a three meal restaurant, on the first floor we find a lounge bar and a steakhouse restaurant. The Conference centre, directly connected to the Hotel through wing on the ground floor, is composed of several multifunction rooms, distributed on two levels. The principal structure is a semicircular dome which raises on two levels and contains the conference room with 1205 seats, while the basement for meeting rooms. In the side part (the rectangular one), there is a ballroom which may contain 840 seats on the ground floor and on the basement kitchen and facilities. The independent 50 villas are arranged on the whole area of the residential complex, close to the river landscape and surrounded by the golf course. Each villa has two floors and an outbuilding. The Club House is next to the golf course and it consists of a restaurant, a reception lobby, a caddy master room, a shop, changing rooms and on the first floor, there is a vip area with a terrace.

Design Manager: Irene Izzo

Its realization has been very hard but equally stimulating both from the stylistic and logistical point of view, being a project of enormous proportions. Its complexity has required a detailed study of every architectural element to harmoniously insert the structure in the surrounding natural landscape.

Project challenge

A city in the middle of the African forest

One of the major challenges of this project was the logistics. All merchandise and materials were sent in containers by maritime transport, so at each time we needed to pay attention to the planning and to organise at best all our network of suppliers. As previously described the building site was in the middle of the jungle we could not afford lack of material.

ADVANTAGES: TIME AND MONEY SAVED

Months of realization

Time saving

Financial saving

Recent articles from blog

In our work, a crucial element that differentiates an average project from an exceptional one is attention to details. Today I’ll talk about this topic with the help of two exceptional guests. You can not miss it because…

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Equatorial Guinea

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Oyala Palace***** Complex

Five-star city in the heart of Equatorial Guinea