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DORNBRACHT the SPIRITof WATER TARA .LOGIC
First: the “Preparation” zone. // All’inizio: l’area “Preparation”. // Al principio: La zona “Preparation”.
REMAINING STATIC,
BACKPEDALLING IS A THING
OF THE PAST, PERFORMANCE
IS IN – PERFORMANCE
AND PROCESSES.
Mike Meiré
A special feature of the Dornbracht ritual architecture TARA .LOGIC is
that it concerns power and energy, power for every day and sport – not in the
fitness studio, but in a room which particularly in recent years was reserved
for gentle rituals, retreat and peace: the bathroom. Now Dornbracht offers
physical fitness in the weights room instead of contemplation in the temple.
Statements on the new Dornbracht ritual architecture TARA .LOGIC:
The matrix is a modern classic
TARA is slimmer, more vertical, more rational and the classic helped bring
it into being: the layout itself echoes the cross design of the TARA, also the
ornamental structure in the floor and complete symmetry in every detail.
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TARA .LOGIC is the matrix on which the new ritual architecture unfolds.
This is based on a system of straight, vertical panels. Full emphasis is on
the erect vertical – detracting from a laid-back horizontal: the classic is
prepared for a different, hectic, complex era. In the TARA .LOGIC ritual
architecture, the water is powerful, bursting out from a dark panel in the
ceiling and gushing down onto the body, for TARA .LOGIC is masculine, a
masculine bathroom through and through. Not angular, not hard, not macho,
at times even soft. But the message is clear: in this world you need to be
strong, mentally and physically. Energy is built up in this bathroom – not to
withdraw from the world but to face it with renewed strength.
Japanese bathroom culture meets globalisation: quotations, colours, materials
Warm brown predominates – on panels. Grey is also evident, for example on
clad wall elements or on the concrete floor. A bright, acid yellow appears in
the Facewash zone. This creates fresh shades of orange here and there in the
play of light: Asian harmony paired with energetic modernity. The area is
dark rather than bright, the light altogether mysterious: nakedness can be
celebrated in a protected area. The Japanese invented the calculated interplay
between interior and exterior. There is a subtle reflection of it here again: for
instance in a tinted glass divider – echoes of Japan in a somewhat technical
architecture, subliminally raising awareness of rooms in the room. The materials
are partly traditional: smooth concrete, plain metal, transparent glass.
Then the unusual: warm felt on the panels, creating a bathroom without
reverb. In the Shower zone also a special paint mixed with metal dust, giving
a fine sandpaper effect. Materials from a man’s world.
TARA .LOGIC is a machine
The pulsating soundtrack sets the scene: Come in. Get ready. Wash. Sit down.
Cleanse. Scrub. Immerse. Exercise. The body in a ritual machine, industrial
design of a different kind: as an energy path for the body, neatly divided up
into small individual steps. Learning from the production line; a ritual that
penetrates the consciousness once more. Just as the heart is the central
machine for the body, the TARA .LOGIC ritual bathroom is an all-round
energy machine. Mike Meiré who designed the TARA .LOGIC ritual bathroom:
“The time for standing still, pausing to think is past, performance is
what is needed, achievement and progressiveness.”
TARA .LOGIC for an active bathroom
Design provides many with an opportunity to revitalise mind and soul in
style. TARA .LOGIC offers active refuelling. Dumb bells are scattered
around. A punch ball. A mat. A fitness machine, in front of a mirrored wall
that can be opened up: pump it up! An entire set of sports equipment is available.
Added to this is an appreciation for unpreserved products, for quality.
The body care products are so fresh, they have to be kept in the refrigerator:
there they stand, the jars and vials looking like a chemist’s shop, to care for
face and body. And there are also calculated shocks in the contrast bath:
after the body cleansing you immerse yourself first in very hot, then ice-cold
water. This bathroom borrowed from Japanese culture is no place to retreat,
but an energy tank. And in the background a media projection is in operation,
the movement of freely cascading water has been abstracted to create
vibrantly coloured digital textures: waves like pacemakers, pulsating sound-
DORNBRACHT the SPIRITof WATER TARA .LOGIC
Asian contrast baths: in the “Contrast Bath” zone. // Bagni alternati asiatici: nella zona ”Contrast Bath”. // Los baños cambiantes asiáticos: En la zona “Contrast Bath”.
track – the time seems ripe for a calculated nervousness: reach the right
speed, be active, fresh.
Una peculiarità dell’architettura rituale Dornbracht di TARA .LOGIC
consiste nella forza e nell’energia che essa esprime, nella potenza per
affrontare la giornata e lo sport – ma non in palestra, bensì in uno spazio
che proprio negli ultimi anni è stato riservato ai rituali delicati, al ritiro,
alla quiete: in bagno. In alternativa alla contemplazione nel tempio ora
Dornbracht propone attività fisica in uno spazio dedicato alla rigenerazione
della forza. Dichiarazioni sulla nuova architettura rituale Dornbracht di
TARA .LOGIC:
La matrice è un classico moderno
TARA è diventata più snella. Più verticale. Più razionale. E il classico è il suo
padrino: la forma stessa riprende l’elemento a croce di TARA, come la struttura
ornamentale nel basamento e la simmetria assoluta di ogni dettaglio.
TARA .LOGIC è la matrice da cui evolve la nuova architettura rituale. Questa
si basa su un sistema di pannelli lineari e verticali. La verticalità creata è
sottolineata in ogni suo aspetto – a favore di una linea orizzontale rilassata:
il classico si è evoluto verso una nuova epoca frenetica e complessa.
Nell’architettura rituale di TARA .LOGIC l’acqua è pesante, sgorga con vigore
da un blocco scuro sul soffitto e si riversa sul corpo. Perché TARA .LOGIC
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