mcdonald's + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze
in a rapidly developing city along the black sea, local architect giorgi khmaladze has designed a glazed, faceted form, complete with an interior garden. the elegantly shaped skin cantilevers over a surprisingly ordinary urban necessity and contains a hallmark institution of western consumer culture – a fuel station and mcdonald’s respectively. the building opens to the street with an opaque, tiled underbelly  that shelters the fuel stations, while a faceted semi-circular circulation space is bordered by an indoor garden.the greenery fans out like a stadium, providing lush visual respite for the mcdonald’s patrons inside the layered hallway.the architecture is a testament to the ability of the built form to elevate rather ubiquitous urban programming.

mcdonald's + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze
night view of the fuel station side of the building
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mcdonald's + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze
views of the layered interior, complete with a garden and further enclosed eatery

 

 

mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


the pit-stop in its developing context
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


the fast food chain is given a faceted home
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


the soaring form shelters a gasoline station
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


the opaque underbelly of the form delineates the difference in program
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


views of the semi-covered garden
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


view of the variously sized mullions
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


fuel station view
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


glazed skin meets tiled underbelly
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


entrance view
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


joinery detail
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


mullions delineate the facets of the form
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


curved barrier separating the car park and pond
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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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mcdonalds + fuel station by giorgi khmaladze


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