BARCELONA Carrer de la Riba 36, 08950 Esplugues de LLobregat. Spain T (+34) 933 427 427 F (+34) 933 427 420
DUBAI Dubai Design District Building 5. Area B - 4th Floor. UAE T (+971) 4 240 2010 F (+971) 4 770 7698
www.intercon.es
Intercon is an interior design and architecture firm founded in 1993. We work internationally to create unique spaces where beauty, aesthetics and innovation blend seamlessly with sustainable functionality. We undertake special bespoke projects of various degrees of complexity and scale with a common purpose: to create flawless living and working spaces. We successfully supply highly focused and specialized services to our clients, with the most respect for sustainability, delivering properties that respond to their needs, sometimes in extremely challenging buildings. Our international and multicultural team has played a key role in establishing our office in the ever-widening markets we work on. Through strategic partnerships, Intercon currently delivers a wide range of interior design services in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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Mission To design spaces that exceed client requirements, merging aesthetics, innovation and functionality to provide unique experiences where the interiorism speaks for itself and is centered around the user and the context of the international locations where we work at. Vision To be a global benchmark for interior design architecture while maintaining our independence and distinctive style to deliver the most adequate design concepts by dialoguing and understanding our clients’ views. Values ·Client Service ·Sustainability ·Quality ·Commitment ·Cooperation
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Design · Programming · Space Planning · Interior Design · Schematic Design · Space Standards · Furniture Standards · Furniture Schedules · Construction Administration · Sustainable Design · Signage / Graphic Design · Art Procurement · 3D Animation / Rendering
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Strategy · Workplace consulting · Feasibility Studies · Marketing Plans · Code & Zoning · Site Evaluations · Preliminary Programming · Cost Analysis · Due Diligence
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Project Implementation · Construction Documents · Bidding · Engineering Coordination · Construction Administration
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Hospitality We cater our clients’ requirements and market needs with a focus on the latest trends, materials and technological breakthroughs to provide the maximum comfort for guests in elegant and relaxing spaces which celebrate the local and regional culture in a contemporary and vernacular design language.
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Hospitality Projects
Shaza Riyadh Residences Location: Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Year: 2016 Status: Construction Program: 5 Star Hotel and Apartments
The interior design of the Shaza Hotels brand is inspired by the cultures and tales of the Silk Route but offering a contemporary and luxurious twist from the traditional architecture, art, values and hospitality of the region. For Shaza Riyadh Residences, the design concept is strongly linked to the neighboring Grand Mosque of Al Rajhi, the most important in the city influenced by Spanish and Moroccan architecture. The Andalusian riad, a type of traditional construction with the courtyard as a centerpoint, is mirrored in the interior design, with the inclusion of luscious greenery and water elements as well as Arab lattices and Moorish arches present in walls and ceilings.
Balcony
This tradition meets the contemporary design language to offer an atmospheric environment which translates into a unique and unforgettable experience by following the riad structure and upgrading it with a sumptuous yet hospitable environment that honors the welcoming spirit of the region. The intricate design achieves the feeling of being immersed in an oasis for both leisure guests who enjoy the sunlit hammam-inspired health center and those staying for travel or business purposes. Suite
All day dining
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Lobby
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Hospitality Projects
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Lobby flooring & furniture details
With a total of 205 units, the apartments also feature intricate patterns in walls and rugs. However, the main design elements of these spaces are the neutral colors and the brightness of the rooms, as the aim is to provide a peaceful environment and luxurious rest. Other elements of the program include a convention center and a health club. Conceived for both short and long stays, they include facilities like walk-in wardrobes and kitchenettes.
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Hospitality Projects
Shaza Makkah Hotel Jabal Al Kaaba Location: Holy City of Makkah, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Year: 2015 Status: Completed Program: 5 Star Hotel and Private Penthouse
The Holy City of Makkah has been a pilgrimage destination for hundreds of years, therefore, a welcoming place for travellers and pilgrims. This spirit of hospitality is translated into the Shaza Makkah Hotel, located nearby the Great Mosque of Al Masjid Al Haram in the new district of Jabal Al Kaaba. Being at the heart of the city, the design concept embodies both a visual connection with the Holy Site as well as the pause and rest required after a busy day of pilgrimage.
Shalimar
Peace and calmness are the main inspirations to develop the interiors of the spaces, both felt inserted within the atmosphere while welcoming its guests. A color narrative of cream and aqua palettes is followed throughout the inner spaces, two calming and muted hues which provide the necessary frame of mind to favor contemplation and serenity.
Lobby
Lighting detail
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Penthouse corridor
All day dining
Reception
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Hospitality Projects
Guest room
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Guest room furniture & lighting details
Art, calligraphy, furniture and locally inspired motifs in rugs and lattices reinforce the sense of place, strengthen by the use of lights which multiply these Arabic patterns in walls, floors and ceilings to provide a natural continuity in the peaceful mood of the visitors to one of the world’s most venerated spots. The hotel, with 251 guest rooms units, manifests the cohesion of a millenary tradition which is reinterpreted through a contemporary interior design language recognizable to both local and international guests.
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Hospitality Projects
Hotel Grand Millennium Madinah Location: Madinah, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Year: 2015 Status: Detail Design Program: Hotel
Following the operator’s philosophy of lavishing guests with a five-star stay and service, the Hotel Grand Millennium Madinah portrays this luxurious experience combined with the fact that the city of Madinah is a major pilgrimage site, as it stands as the second holiest place in Islam. Thus, a welcoming reception is highlighted together with the reinterpretation of local attributes through the design and materials. The lobby exemplifies both concepts. The use of gold and golden hues set the tone, and it’s hard not to admire the impressive lattice work behind the reception desks or the grandeur of the staircase. Other common spaces like the restaurant employ features like a glass curtain tinted in red tones, a perfect envelope for the food buffet, as well as the wood lattices which divide yet provide openness for dinners to not feel enclosed in the space. Side windows and a skylight supply with enough light without interfering with the atmosphere. The rooms take the concept of luxury even further to dispense a wonderful rest, both in the Standard and Presidential bedrooms. Arab-inspired carpets and wallpapers, golden and Bordeaux hues and a dim lighting guarantee the highest of comforts for guests who visit the city’s magnificent heritage or for business purposes. Standard king guest room
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Hospitality Projects
Hotel Kempinski Congo Location: City of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Year: 2016 Status: Detail Design Program: Five Star Hotel
Closely located to the city center and with views to the Congo river and the nearby tropical landscape, the interior design of the five star hotel connects with its surroundings in a contemporary, yet locally rooted style, to maximize its privileged location. Following the brand’s visual identity of fusing European luxury with Congolese hospitality, the concept developed for the Brazzaville branch navigates between a casual and a first-class style, with a narrative strongly based in the African-inspired motifs which resemble works of art and are present throughout the interior of the building.
Lobby
The public areas such as the lobby area, the restaurants, the French bakery, the casino, ballroom, meeting rooms, spa, landscaped pool and terraces, gym, kids club, casino and the nightclub follow this design language in detail and each space has a unique approach based on different lighting expressions and carefully chosen furniture which are combined to invite the guests to relax. The African patterns used as well as the splash of colors reference elements found in nature or in the cultural heritage of the Congo.
Night club
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Fine Dining
All of the 176 guest rooms are designed to make the most of the spectacular views, and practically merge with the outdoor landscape through the wide and high glass windows which seem to invite leisure and business guests to immerse themselves in the scenery. The subdued luxury is stated by the use of natural materials such as wood or the living room-like arrangement of sofas, armchairs and tables which emphasize the hospitality which characterizes the Kempinski brand.
Public toilets
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