Monolithic Exposed Concrete Counter: Growing from the Floor

The reception desk, floor, and wall are made of fair-faced concrete poured in a single casting, so there are no joints or finishes between the three, appearing as if it grew directly out of the floor. The surfaces of the countertop and the volume retain the wood grain of the formwork and the tie rod holes, which are distributed at regular intervals and extend onto the wall. The front edge of the countertop is a sharp right angle, without chamfering. The concrete color is cool gray, with natural color variations, air bubbles, and fine lines from formwork joints on the surface. The only heterogeneous elements are a black leather mat embedded in the countertop and a slender metal lamp. Avoid: painting or polishing the concrete surface, cladding the countertop with stone or wood veneer, obvious joints between the volume and the floor, filling in tie rod holes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

接待台與地坪、牆面是同一次澆置的清水混凝土,所以三者之間沒有任何接縫或收邊,像從地板直接長出來的一塊。檯面與量體的表面都保留模板的木紋與繫件孔,孔以規則的間距分布並延續到牆上。檯面前緣是銳利的直角,沒有導角。混凝土的顏色是冷灰,表面有自然的色差、氣泡與模板拼接的細線。唯一的異質元素是嵌在檯面上的一片黑色皮革墊與一支細的金屬燈。避免:混凝土表面塗裝或打磨、檯面貼石材或木皮、量體與地坪之間有明顯接縫、填平繫件孔。