Belfry Tashkent in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

October 19, 2010 Category: Commercial Building, Retail

Belfry Tashkent , located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was designed by Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects, A jewellery shop, housed in one of two historic bell towers providing the design prelude to this representative ensemble on Amir Timur Square, was also designed as part of the project. Entering the space is like stepping inside an ornate jewellery box. The rooms translate the exclusive nature of the goods on display both thematically and functionally. Dark walls are completely overlaid with laser-cut decorative ornamentation, made from highly-polished stainless steel panels that depart from the wall surface and enter the space itself.

The length of the rooms is optically elongated by means of ornamental, tinted mirrors on the end walls and a dynamic lighting element crossing the ceiling. Only a few selected openings such as windows and display cases break the boundaries of this shimmering casket.

In the historic setting of the bell tower, Uzbekistan’s design traditions melt and merge with a contemporary design language. The historical ornamentation at the tip of the pointed arch windows casts its reflection upon the stainless steel patterns in the interior.

Belfry Tashkent design by Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity Architects