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Architecture and Design
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Everyone dictates their own environments. From how
they arrange the mouse mat on the desk to how
they interact with the complex structures in which
they live and work.
Essentially, we’re all managing the relationship
between space and what fills it. More often than not,
the result is compromise.
But what if the result was amazement? What if our
environment challenged logic or even changed our
way of thinking?
Bluebottle say, why not? To us, every space is an
opportunity to do something beautiful rather than
ordinary, to be provocative not invisible.
We describe what we do as liberating and
enhancing space. Our hope is that our buildings
liberate and enhance the lives of those living and
working inside and around them.
Method Statement
The Old Dairy
Formerly a dairy, this property has been transformed into a contemporary seven
bedroom house. The ghost of its former warehouse feel remains in the double height
gallery. New fully glazed facades to the central secluded courtyard have opened up
the building within itself. The feature staircase, glazing and architectural lighting help to
enhance the simplicity of the space.
The Old Dairy
The Old Dairy
The Old Dairy
Shine Productions
A 12,000 sq ft conversion of an old delapidated methodist school for a leading television
production company. A utalitarian space with residential qualities.
Shine Productions
Shine Productions
Shine Productions
Sculpture Pavillion
The brief was to create an exterior sculpture pavilion for a private art collector. The
design solution is a slate pavilion that does not interfere with the existing boundaries.
Different types and sizes of openings are created for the display of both commissioned
and collected sculptures. The project has featured on the cover of Architects Journal
and was shortlisted for the annual RIBA small projects award.
Sculpture Pavillion
Sculpture Pavillion
Finers Stephens Innocent
Redesign of existing offices for a law firm, creating a corporate/boutique front of house
reception and meeting room suite over ground and lower ground floors. Upper office
floors are transformed from traditional cellular spaces into open plan environment.
Finers Stephens Innocent
Finers Stephens Innocent
Detached House
A detached four storey Victorian property was opened up and transformed by the void
insertion, attached to the existing stair. Every room is linked to the cubist gallery light
well. Using colour on the rear walls and within translucent glass walled rooms, colours
are allowed to bleed into the atrium space. Featured in “Britain’s Best Homes” TV series.
Detached House
Detached House
Detached House
Artemis
Reception and meeting room suite for a leading Fund Management company on St
James’s Street. The use of natural contrasting materials, complemented by different
types of lighting and laminated glass create a gallery/domestic environment within this
generously proportioned space.
Artemis
Artemis
Terraced House
A complete internal refurbishment of a three storey Victorian terraced house. Vertical
openings around the new steel feature stairs with slot windows to the exterior bring a
sense of occasion to the property. The bright public areas of the property contrasts with
the darker open plan, the more intimate master suite and the bedroom areas.
Terraced House
Terraced House
Thomas Cook Dotcom
The brief was to enhance the highly technological business environment; elevated pod
meeting rooms, open and enclosed ramps, lighting trees, light scoops, projections give
both the employee and the visitor an interesting and stimulating office environment.
Thomas Cook Dotcom
Penthouse Apartment
An open plan double height penthouse apartment. The brief `’no secrets” using
various materials in white and stainless steel as the pallet created a very open and airy
minimalist apartment. Special features include a glass balustrade bath, a perspex light
box and large terrazzo slabs for the balcony water feature. The interior has been used
for several adverts in both press and TV.
Penthouse Apartment
Penthouse Apartment
Thomas Cook Atrium
A new 600m2 extension serves as main reception, meeting room suite and staff
restaurant. A steel frame construction is designed to support both the slanting
translucent glass facade and the inflatable transparent roof membrane system. Other
features include suspended boardroom and metal mesh water screen.
Thomas Cook Atrium
Mews House
A full internal refurbishment of a mews property. The central staircase acts as a vertical
lightwell within the small footprint of the property. All primary spaces occupy the front
of the house. The secondary spaces enjoy light borrowed from the light well behind the
central stair.
Mews House
Mews House
Stenham
14,000 sq ft office fit out for a Wealth Management company include a reception,
meeting room suite and office. The reception features commissioned art pieces cast
inside a rear illuminated feature wall.
Stenham
Listed House
Restoration and enhancement of a 4 storey listed building, including excavation of
basement and rear garden to create a contemporary open plan living space.
Listed House
Listed House
Listed House
Permal
The Permal Group, an asset management company’s new UK headquarters in St
James’s Square. A 20,000 sq ft full office fit out including a bespoke staircase linking the
two occupied floors.
Permal
Bistrotheque
Conversion of an east end warehouse into a destination restaurant and cabaret venue.
By using the warehouse like a film studio, the first floor restaurant, ground floor bar and
venue sit like film set installations in the space.
Country Cottage
Careful renovation of a 300 year old former blacksmiths cottage, using traditional
materials including bespoke solid oak kitchen joinery.
Country Cottage
Dylan’s
The brief was to create a smart and vibrant environment for this London restaurant to
reflect the modern food being served. Two distinct areas are separated by a central
wall with mirrored alcove openings.
Dylan’s
Prim
A new independent nail bar in Primrose Hill. A black high gloss floor is off set against the
white interior. A red feature alcove is used to display products, while a white glass table
sits as the main feature in the space.
Prim
All projects undertaken by Bluebottle are divided into the subsections set
obtain quotes and its practical application to aid us during the next two
out below. The principle is that the client only buys into a stage at a time
stages.
and depending on the procurement route certain stages can be omitted
to suit project.
We do undertake design commissions on all levels and see them through
to site and administer them in conjunction with other consultants such as
project managers, cost consultants and structural engineers.
The design stages should be read in conjunction with the detailed, Design
Services Agreement.
Stage 1 - Concept Design
Following a detailed survey and brief taking, we will make a thorough
Stage 3 - Production drawing
Generate a full set of working drawings to include a fully descriptive
schedule if required, this would be accompanied by essential information
on the specialist items to aid the contractor in pricing the project.
Stage 4 - Tender issues and returns
We administer tenders and analyse the tender returns in conjunction with
the drawing package.
Stage 5 - Site Administration
and detailed investigation into the design of the space. To be presented
Weekly or biweekly site meetings administrated within the team. This is to
in the form of images drawings and models.
ensure quality, programme and costs are monitored properly. Especially
Stage 2 - Scheme design
Once the concept scheme comments have been incorporated the
scheme design will firm up almost all outstanding design items and
finishes. During this stage we will be investigating any specialist areas to
Design Services
that our designs are interpreted correctly by the contractor.
We also administer Planning and Building Control applications during this
stage.
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