BESPOKE CONCRETE COUNTER
Mattarello Budapest
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY: BEATRIX TORMA
Eight in the morning, heat, traffic jams. The guys are making their umpteenth round in the truck, parking is hopeless in the neighbourhood of the Synagogue on Dohány Street. Finally, we manage to stop and seven of our cheerful men jump into the truck. The concrete counter of Mattarello Budapest has arrived.
MATTARELLO BUDAPEST
BESPOKE CONCRETE COUNTER
I often wonder which is the most exciting phase of Iamart's work (because arguably one is more interesting than the other) - the design, the production or the execution, when the result of months of work comes together. Benji is interested in experimentation, in perfecting the product. Sanyi's knowledge is shown in the on-site construction. Peter is an omnivore, interested in production as much as in finishing. Csaba is passionate about challenges, whether it's product development, building a project or solving a problem. But you get the feeling from the answers that the guys like all tasks because the work is varied, requires constant creativity, they work with their hands, but mostly because they can work in a team.
Adi Peretz knows exactly what it means to work in a team and in a manufactory, it defines his life and it is what has allowed him to adapt the success story he built up in Israel to Budapest on a whim. He named his artisanal croissant restaurant after the rolling pin, an indispensable tool for making handmade dough.
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Craftsmanship and teamwork
Born out of necessity and an experimental passion for artisanal cooking, the opening of the Israeli Mattarello was reportedly attended by most of the patriarchs of Adi's kibbutz, where he lived at the time.
The atmosphere of the Budapest restaurant is a bit like its Israeli continuation. One of the defining elements of the interior, with its rustic yet warm tones of grey and wood, is the display bakery in the middle of the space and the fine concrete counter designed by Iamart for the venue, the implementation of which was a major challenge for the team.
In addition to accuracy, the most difficult aspect for the steel structure was to take into account the deformation caused by the welds, while for the concrete elements, the challenge was to estimate dimensional accuracy and shrinkage. Attention also had to be paid to the element weights, as the elements could only be moved by hand.
MATTARELLO BUDAPEST
BESPOKE CONCRETE COUNTER
I often wonder which is the most exciting phase of Iamart's work (because arguably one is more interesting than the other) - the design, the production or the execution, when the result of months of work comes together. Benji is interested in experimentation, in perfecting the product. Sanyi's knowledge is shown in the on-site construction. Peter is an omnivore, interested in production as much as in finishing. Csaba is passionate about challenges, whether it's product development, building a project or solving a problem. But you get the feeling from the answers that the guys like all tasks because the work is varied, requires constant creativity, they work with their hands, but mostly because they can work in a team.
Adi Peretz knows exactly what it means to work in a team and in a manufactory, it defines his life and it is what has allowed him to adapt the success story he built up in Israel to Budapest on a whim. He named his artisanal croissant restaurant after the rolling pin, an indispensable tool for making handmade dough.
Unique solutions and challenges
The biggest challenge in the whole project was the design of the location of the glass-covered drawer, both in terms of the steel structure and the concrete elements, as the drawer was not available in its physical reality, but only existed on the drawing boards. Fortunately, the carpenters did a precise job and the assembly was well done, with only minor dimensional adjustments needed.
The nice and joyful result of the team design, manufacture and installation was the amazed reaction of Adi, who we thought was a curious tourist, who unexpectedly dropped in during the construction.
Iamart, a handcrafted manufacturer of cement-based products and finishes, offers bespoke concrete products to propose solutions for professionals and design-conscious public.
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Craftsmanship and teamwork
Born out of necessity and an experimental passion for artisanal cooking, the opening of the Israeli Mattarello was reportedly attended by most of the patriarchs of Adi's kibbutz, where he lived at the time.
The atmosphere of the Budapest restaurant is a bit like its Israeli continuation. One of the defining elements of the interior, with its rustic yet warm tones of grey and wood, is the display bakery in the middle of the space and the fine concrete counter designed by Iamart for the venue, the implementation of which was a major challenge for the team.
In addition to accuracy, the most difficult aspect for the steel structure was to take into account the deformation caused by the welds, while for the concrete elements, the challenge was to estimate dimensional accuracy and shrinkage. Attention also had to be paid to the element weights, as the elements could only be moved by hand.
Unique solutions and challenges
The biggest challenge in the whole project was the design of the location of the glass-covered drawer, both in terms of the steel structure and the concrete elements, as the drawer was not available in its physical reality, but only existed on the drawing boards. Fortunately, the carpenters did a precise job and the assembly was well done, with only minor dimensional adjustments needed.
The nice and joyful result of the team design, manufacture and installation was the amazed reaction of Adi, who we thought was a curious tourist, who unexpectedly dropped in during the construction.
Iamart, a handcrafted manufacturer of cement-based products and finishes, offers bespoke concrete products to propose solutions for professionals and design-conscious public.
