Month: June 2022

LAMM (as part of a temporary joint venture) has been awarded a framework contract totalling almost €10 million for the supply and installation of furnishings and equipment for the campuses of La Sapienza University in Rome, one of the most prestigious in Italy and the largest in Europe, recently proclaimed the world’s top university for Classical Studies in the QS Ranking by Subjects 2022. In the same ranking, La Sapienza is among the top 100 in the world in a total of 20 subjects.

 

The framework contract, with a duration of four years, awarded to the most economically advantageous offer, will involve the supply of material for the fit-out of offices, classrooms and special rooms, main lecture halls, laboratories, reading rooms, archives, residences and university guest accommodation facilities of the campuses located both in the capital and in the Lazio region. This complex effort will also comprise auxiliary services such as support for design, assembly and installation, as well as the preparation for utility system connections where required. All these stages will require the provision of the competences and specialised skills necessary to ensure everything is installed properly.

 

These supplies are part of the territorial and building development of the University, which also aims to develop and enhance existing facilities, with the aspiration to equal the highest European standards. This very extensive plan, which includes new constructions, renovation and restoration work, redevelopment, regulatory adjustments and the improvement of the existing campuses – as stated in the most recent update to the 2022-2024 three-year plan for public works – will involve works totalling more than €300 million.

 

The company’s products proved perfectly compliant with the requirements, which include safety, mechanical resistance, style, function, durability, easy cleaning and maintenance, as well as the use of fixing systems able to facilitate any subsequent operations to dismantle and move the furnishings. Once again, LAMM has proved a reliable option in the university fit-out sector, thanks to the company’s lengthy experience, with supplies (both standard and custom) for prestigious campuses conceived by the greatest contemporary architects, including the new Bocconi Campus in Milan by the Sanaa architecture firm and the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

The seating, in a bold burgundy colour, helps create a warm and welcoming atmosphere, meeting the specific needs of the design with flexibility

 

The new regional central office of the Banca di Credito Cooperativo Centro Calabria has been set up in Catanzaro. The banking group has been going through significant growth and is ranked 165th in the “World Cooperative Monitor”, a research report by Euricse and the International Cooperative Alliance that looks at the largest cooperatives worldwide. The new headquarters is modern and functional, and responds to the company’s growth prospects, as confirmation of the ambitions of the management of the Germaneto district. It is located not far from the Calabria Regional Government offices and the “Magna Græcia” University.

A setting that boasts comfortable well-lit spaces, focused on the well-being of staff and clients visiting the new headquarters. The layout of the premises is in line with modern trends, in that it comprises not only offices but also breakout zones, including a fitness area. The Alexis auditorium is impressive in terms of size, placed within a separate cylindrical structure, highlighting the functional importance of the large hall.

In the new auditorium comfort and style meet versatility, ergonomics, the option of customisation and the broad range of accessories that characterise LAMM seating. The F50 seats were chosen in particular as they were created to furnish and offer functionality for conference rooms, auditoriums and multi-purpose spaces, designed to respond to diverse and specific design needs.

238 chairs were supplied, arranged in curved rows on steps (they can also be set up on horizontal or sloping surfaces, as well as in straight rows). Fully padded with a silver painted frame, upholstered in “Extrema AU” faux leather, the seating brightens up the room. The seats also feature a means of identifying the rows, as well as being numbered. The colour – a bold burgundy – blends with the wooden flooring and with the inviting space, adding definition to a cosy, stylish and welcoming setting.

Project: Banca di Credito Cooperativo Centro Calabria
Location: Germaneto (CZ), Italy
Client: Credito Cooperativo Centro Calabria Soc. Coop.
Year: 2021
LAMM supply: 238 F50 chairs

 

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LAMM has supplied a number of its C100 armchairs for the futuristic museum, which opened on 22 February. The chairs and auditorium, which catapults visitors into a sci-fi film setting, work perfectly together

 

Offering an immersive experience, including interactive panels, virtual realities and multi-media installations, this is an extraordinary museum. In Dubai, a door into the future opens, with an engaging experience that takes visitors on a journey through time and shows them the advances that humankind may be able to make in the fields of bio-engineering, healthcare, well-being, spirituality and space exploration. Inside there is: technology that may resolve global problems, climate change and its effects, as well as space for critical and creative thinking. A film set-like museum created by revolutionary film-makers, artists and designers. The cladding is as complex as there has ever been: the torus-shaped structure is covered with 1024 (the number of bytes in a KB) curved steel panels. All these individual pieces are engraved with the words—in Arabic—of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE. The meaning of the words alludes to the future, but the engraved shapes, more specifically, act as a window carved into the iconic architecture designed by the Killa Design studio and engineered by Buro Happold.

The iconic structure sits on a small, green podium-like hill that, inside, has an entrance hall with suspended bridges and elevators that—like space pods—set the journey in motion. Inside the hill, there is a large auditorium that catapults visitors into an all-new dimension: an underwater world or a sci-fi-like setting. LAMM‘s C100 armchairs were chosen for the auditorium’s interior. Boasting a clean, linear design, this armchair has visible structured side parts, can be customised in many ways and provides the utmost comfort. The padded version of the chair with genuine leather upholstery, a low backrest and a coated silver frame, pairs perfectly with the futuristic setting. The range of solutions and accessories on offer makes the C100 suitable for any project.

In the Museum of the Future, the armchairs have been installed in curved, horizontal and tiered rows. Three sub-versions have been used, demonstrating the chair’s versatility. The armchairs in the front row are each double-sided and have a wheel system that allows them to be removed if they are not in use. The chairs in the second and third rows also have two sides that go down to the floor, but these are fixed in place. The chairs from the fourth row onwards are bar-mounted with shared sides. With the latter, the sides at the ends of the rows go down to the floor, while those in the middle are shorter and mounted on the bar. The ground-fixing feet have been customised to avoid interference with air vents in the floor.

Lobby and auditorium: from the podium, the adventure begins. The first stage takes place aboard a replica of a shuttle built by NASA in 1981, taking visitors 600 Km above the Earth’s surface. The immersive experience begins with a mission: using the moon as a source of renewable energy for our planet. From the cosmos to planet Earth: in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, visitors experience the effects of climate change and navigate through a DNA library featuring thousands of animal species. There’s also a sanctuary in which visitors can reconnect with their senses for bodily, mental and spiritual well-being. A museum and an incubator of ideas: the fourth stage offers a journey through the technologies of the near future, a constantly evolving showcase of the great inventions of designers, researchers and companies involved in the great global challenges. It opened on 22 February and was named by National Geographic as one of 14 must-visit museums. This is an acknowledgement of the architecture and the value of its content. LAMM is very proud to have participated in this project.

Project: Museum of the Future
Location: Dubai, UAE
Client: Dubai Future Foundation
Architect: Killa Architectural Design
Year: 2022
LAMM supply: 366 C100 armchairs – Baldanzi & Novelli

 

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