Spatial design Louis Vuitton
Spatial design Louis Vuitton from Oscar van Wingen
Spatial design Louis Vuitton

Interesting to see how a project changes and develops over the years. Here you can view the initial designs for a Luis Vuitton reception area of a factory plant in Spain where I contibuted mainy on the Belt Exhibit and glass wall during my graduation project at Daifuku Designs.

"Daifuku Designs' undertakings, dating from 2010 onwards, have mainly focused on the accessories manufacturing plant and include the design of a new reception area, a multi-media exhibit, the creation of an Exhibit Gallery, the re-design of elevators and meeting rooms, the building of a new structure for making prototypes and the creation of new exterior areas for the rest and relaxation of LV's employees."

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The wall interior - An early rendering of the interior space. You can see the wall is built up by several glass pieces. Therefore, it was a graphic challenge as well to make the image look good on the glass. Some photoshop adjustments were needed to establish a good resamblance to the original wall.
Construction of a glass wall - An eleven meter long glass wall representing a 17th century belt-manufacturing cloister located in the heart of Barcelona, placed diagonally through the interior and exterior space of a belt making facitlity of Louis Vuitton.
Concept of the interior wall - Louis Vuitton wanted to bring a copy of the original brick wall into their building to establish their belt-making heritage in Barcelona. A reproduction (a 1:1 print on glass) with walkthrough cut-outs was a good solution to keep the daylight in the building and to provide a modern image.
Concept of the exterior glass wall - The glass pieces are individually printed with the image of the original wall. The glass pieces are held together with the socalled heavy duty "spiders" (Spanish: arañas).
The wall exterior - The glass wall is well engineered to also resist the outdoor environment. A century-old olive tree would be placed behind to gain allure at the entrance.
Fotograph of the actual remains of the cloister
1st model of the facility and the initial design - You can see the glass wall placed diagonally trough the space, piercing the building.
Final plan view of the company's ground floor. The reception area is in the upper right hand corner. In the lower left hand corner we find the multi-media table and the glass made exhibit area, both laid out on a diagonal axis.
This all-glass exhibit features the Sant Augustí church in Barcelona from the XIV century (the translucent picture on the panels). A shield showing a belt is embedded in its capital.
An early render of the reception area.
The new reception area is the sum of three elements: A large carbon-fibre belt, the welcome desk proper and beyond a backlit corporate image board.
Detail of the corporate image board. The front is finished in lacquered steel. The flower, a Louis Vuitton symbol, is made of carbon-fibre.
Detail of the large belt in front of the welcome desk: A free-flowing shape made of carbon-fibre sandwich.
A sampling of the many skins used in the making of leather accessories, displayed in two stainless steel cases. Small icons correspond to a given animal. A visual and tactile experience.
The collection of benches and planters, all designed by Daifuku, were organized in the company's outdoor space as a rest area for the employees. In the foreground a century-old olive tree which was originally meant to be placed at the entrance.
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Spatial design Louis Vuitton

Interesting to see how a project changes and develops over the years. Here you can view the initial designs for a Luis Vuitton reception area of a factory plant in Spain where I contibuted mainy on the Belt Exhibit and glass wall during my graduation project at Daifuku Designs.

"Daifuku Designs' undertakings, dating from 2010 onwards, have mainly focused on the accessories manufacturing plant and include the design of a new reception area, a multi-media exhibit, the creation of an Exhibit Gallery, the re-design of elevators and meeting rooms, the building of a new structure for making prototypes and the creation of new exterior areas for the rest and relaxation of LV's employees."

http://daifukudesigns.com/Arquitectur/vuitton/vuitton1.html

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Oscar van Wingen
Product designer, Engineer Utrecht, Netherlands