Project Description
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MC1
As we mentioned in the story of this batch of timber, one of the things that struck us most was how well the stain was bonded to the surface of the wood and how earthy it felt. The colours were pretty contemporary too so with this table we decided to leave the surface as intact and raw as a solid manufacturing process would allow.
There´s an inherent technical challenge to this aesthetical decision since the common joinery relies on two flat and true faces whereas this time we were only going to have one.
Back to the artistic part, we wanted to achieve contrast by mixing the originally stained green faces, with the grey ones (aged by UV-rays over decades) and the bare colour of clean planned ones.
We also strived for a texture contrast with the juxtaposition of rough (yet splinter free) and “as is” timber in legs and the silky thoroughly shaved and polished tabletop.
Have a look underneath the top and you will be surprised.
Making the legwork dismountable was another challenging task to this build.
| PRODUCT DATA SHEET | |
|---|---|
| Measures | 218 x 103 cm x 76 cm h |
| Flight | 0 |
| Top thickness | 9 |
| Wood | Pine |
| Collection | Marqués de Comillas |
| Other materials | – |
not available
STORY
This is a neoclassical style house from the late XIX. century. Nowadays nr. 7 Alameda Marqués de Comillas, right where this coastal avenue becomes Alameda Apodaca, with formidable views of the Bay of Cádiz, all the way from Rota down to el Puerto de Santa María.
In February 2019 we secured this circa 70 beam batch that had been removed from the demolition of the ruined building before proceeding to turn it into a 3 storey + rooftop terrace luxury condo (apparently with indoor spa and all).
The outstanding feature about this lot of beams was the fact that most of them were stained in earthy colours in a truly natural way, as if it was the wood´s original skin colour. The average 200 year old beam is either bare or if painted, you would see the multiple overlapping layers of crumbling lacquer. You will see in some of the tables of this small collection that we´ve wanted to honour this feature by not stripping the material.
This dwelling is covered by the Local Council´s heritage protection programme. It is listed as a bourgeois house, with rectangular main patio, 4 axis façade and lateral porch. The historic balconies and cierros (gaditan name for an enclosed balcony) are supported but fine overhanging imposts. The moulded cornice in the façade is another example of an altogether splendid construction.
TABLES
Marqués de Comillas Collection
MC1
As we mentioned in the story of this batch of timber, one of the things that struck us most was how well the stain was bonded to the surface of the wood and how earthy it felt. The colours were pretty contemporary too so with this table we decided to leave the surface as intact and raw as a solid manufacturing process would allow.
There´s an inherent technical challenge to this aesthetical decision since the common joinery relies on two flat and true faces whereas this time we were only going to have one.
Back to the artistic part, we wanted to achieve contrast by mixing the originally stained green faces, with the grey ones (aged by UV-rays over decades) and the bare colour of clean planned ones.
We also strived for a texture contrast with the juxtaposition of rough (yet splinter free) and “as is” timber in legs and the silky thoroughly shaved and polished tabletop.
Have a look underneath the top and you will be surprised.
Making the legwork dismountable was another challenging task to this build.
| PRODUCT DATA SHEET | |
|---|---|
| Measures | 218 x 103 cm x 76 cm h |
| Flight | 0 |
| Top thickness | 9 |
| Wood | Pine |
| Collection | Marqués de Comillas |
| Other materials | – |
not available
STORY
This is a neoclassical style house from the late XIX. century. Nowadays nr. 7 Alameda Marqués de Comillas, right where this coastal avenue becomes Alameda Apodaca, with formidable views of the Bay of Cádiz, all the way from Rota down to el Puerto de Santa María.
In February 2019 we secured this circa 70 beam batch that had been removed from the demolition of the ruined building before proceeding to turn it into a 3 storey + rooftop terrace luxury condo (apparently with indoor spa and all).
The outstanding feature about this lot of beams was the fact that most of them were stained in earthy colours in a truly natural way, as if it was the wood´s original skin colour. The average 200 year old beam is either bare or if painted, you would see the multiple overlapping layers of crumbling lacquer. You will see in some of the tables of this small collection that we´ve wanted to honour this feature by not stripping the material.
This dwelling is covered by the Local Council´s heritage protection programme. It is listed as a bourgeois house, with rectangular main patio, 4 axis façade and lateral porch. The historic balconies and cierros (gaditan name for an enclosed balcony) are supported but fine overhanging imposts. The moulded cornice in the façade is another example of an altogether splendid construction.
TABLES
Marqués de Comillas Collection
