SMALL BATCH COFFEE COMPANY
Chalk Architecture Ltd.
04 Oct 2011
It's all about the coffee. In particular, it is the process of roasting, grinding and brewing that our client wants the customer to be bedded into, as this is the heart of the Small Batch Coffee Brand. Our brief evolves from site to site, with each new unit having a different material palette to the last. The ‘Coffee Shop' is part of a series outlet venues where ‘retailtainment' is
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SEVENTY-SEVEN
Burdifilek
04 Oct 2011
Seventy-Seven is the flagship and first retail store for Kimberley Newport-Mimran's clothing brand Pink Tartan. The store is positioned as a lifestyle retail shop carrying not only Mimran's designs but lifestyle items personally selected by the designer for the home. Located on Yorkville Ave slightly off the beaten track of Bloor Street's strip of luxury retail shops, the historic building
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HERMÈS
RDAI
04 Oct 2011
Hermès entrusted the RDAI agency, with the design of a new space, singular and unexpected in Paris. An immense volume, empty. An impression more of space than of surface area. And now, after at the end of a project that added but did not take away, the Lutétia swimming pool, in the heart of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés quarter of Paris, metamorphosed into the first
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RX CITY SALON
Blainey North and Associates
03 Oct 2011
Blainey North were commissioned to create a new Sydney city Salon for Renya Xydis, Australia's doyenne of hair. The stylists of this salon were cutting for the international catwalk and needed a space to match. Thus, the design of the salon explored the relationship and fusion between interiors and fashion, taking the refined elements from haute couture, dissecting them and
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SONY STORE
Klein Dytham architecture
03 Oct 2011
Klein Dytham designs new retail concept for Sony Sony recently commissioned Klein Dytham Architects (KDa) to totally reconceive the design of their retail stores around the globe. They wanted a system that would unify their one hundred stores, but that could adjust to local conditions. The first new store has just been completed in Los Angeles, and KDa's system will soon be rolled out
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APPLE STORE
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
30 Sep 2011
A retail store located at Inigo Jones' market square in London's West End. The Apple Store, Covent Garden occupies the first three levels of a nineteenth century hotel and adjacent warehouse building facing Inigo Jones’ market square in London’s West End. Three primary objectives guided the design process for this store: to respect and restore the original building fabric as a
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XOCOLATTI
De-spec inc
30 Sep 2011
Chocolate Reimaged: Interactive Display and Storage Wall Xocolatti is a new premium chocolate brand, with its first flagship location in New York City's Soho. Designed by De-Spec inc. Xocolatti defines itself as a luxury chocolate - "Chocolate reimagined" and is planning to have multiple locations nationally and internationally. De-Spec's concept for the 150sq ft space lies in eliminating
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DR JAYS
TPG Architecture
30 Sep 2011
New York City urban street wear icon, Dr Jays, desired a complete store design for their new flagship location on West 34th Street. Teaming with TPG Architecture, Dr Jays took this opportunity to create a fresh, powerful design concept that would enhance the customer experience and secure their position as a competitive fashion giant. Developing a design vocabulary that could be integrated
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OPUS
Paradox Studio
30 Sep 2011
Perspective color blocks deceive spacious spatial illusion OPUS Taipei is the first shop for the brand OPUS selling purse hangers, located in the city’s fashion district. The previous use for this location was a garage and the space was converted into a small storefront during the economic recession. The store is merely 10.5 square meters. To overcome the size limitation, the rhythmic
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LABYRINTH
SAKO Architects
30 Sep 2011
It is said that the view-angle of a six year old child is only about 60% of adults in horizontal and vertical direction. Therefore, knowing that space, based on a child's perspective, is completely different from an adults’, SAKO Architects created a retail space with various functions segregated by arches. Taking advantage of a ceiling height of 4.6 meter, they created huge domes
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ARKHE
MORIYUKI OCHIAI ARCHITECTS / TWOPLUS-A
30 Sep 2011
Water themed beauty salon, ARKHE Moriyuki Ochiai Architects / Twoplus - A, designed a beauty salon named ARKHE (refers to the ancient belief that water is the source of all creation) around the theme of water. Recyclable aluminum sheet was used to express the flow of water and hair, which reflects the soft light, like sparkling light on water’s surface, and fills the space with
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WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK DENTAL
Montalba Architects, Inc.
29 Sep 2011
Washington Square Park Dental brings natural light and elements of the nearby landscape into the dentist office. Nestled within the North Beach district of San Francisco, the project is located directly west of Washington Square Park, which was a major design inspiration. Interior details bring the park’s greenery and filtered light into the space, and contrast them with industrial
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KWANPEN
Betwin Space Design
29 Sep 2011
KWANPEN is a hand-made crocodile skin handbag brand based in Singapore. KWANPEN Seoul boutique was commissioned to be differentiated from those other stores located worldwide. As KWANPEN takes great pride in craftsmanship, we got inspirations from their artisan spirit which is about the hidden details and sublimity. This space focuses on designing a gallery-alike space where the product
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ANYA HINDMARCH BESPOKE
Prop Studios
29 Sep 2011
Anya Hindmarch pop-up shop in Selfridges, London Anya Hindmarch’s elegant pop-up Bespoke Shop filled a temporary space in the luxury accessories hall in Selfridges, London and was installed on 21 March 2011. The 42sqm pop-up was a recreation of Anya Hindmarch’s eponymous Pont Street Bespoke Shop. Anya Hindmarch Bespoke offers customers the chance to personalise leather goods with
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TIMES SQUARE VISITORS CENTER
WXY Architecture and Urban Design
29 Sep 2011
Both exhibit and kiosk for this reinterpretation of the landmarked Embassy Movie Theater were completed for New Years Eve 2009/10. The program includes creating an exciting entrance and narrative about the history of Times Square and a celebration of the New Year’s Eve experience. The respectfully renewed and re-interpreted interior includes a reflective glass, serpentine kiosk to
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'STICKS' FOR ISSEY MIYAKE
emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design
29 Sep 2011
A balance out of balance. Installation of 411 'sticks', connecting 3 ISSEY MIYAKE fashion stores, located on the same street in Tokyo. 411 sticks connecting the two spacesTheir colors and shadows float and overlap,creating a new spacewith a new appearance. Like flown away into space and floating there,the sticks spread all around the space.As if time stands still,"a balance out of balance" is
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PLAYTYPE™ CONCEPT STORE
e-types
29 Sep 2011
The World's first bricks and mortar type foundry.Playtype is the physical manifestation of the brand's established online font shop. e-Types wanted to make a playtype.com in 3D. The third dimension is the physical experience of typography - a new dialogue with a wider audience about the significance of typography as an element of lifestyle. The shop is a playground where we experiment freely
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MARTTIINI SHOP
Amerikka Design Office Ltd.
29 Sep 2011
The World’s finest Puukko shop The "Puukko" is a traditional Finnish knife; a crafted object and an everyday tool. Marttiini has manufactured knives in Lapland, Northern Finland since 1928. The new Marttiini shop is situated in the heart of Helsinki, with Senate Square and the Cathedral seen from the window. The new shop combines Marttiini’s long tradition and history with
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TELECOM NEW CONCEPT STORE
Studio Gascoigne Limited
29 Sep 2011
Telecom's new concept store, a 145m2 space under their new head office, was developed in a strong collaboration of Telecom New Zealand Ltd, retail interior design company Gascoigne Associates and brand experience design company Designworks. Brief Telecom's new store concept brief was to engage with its customers in a fun way while promoting a full range of products and services. Telecom's
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KYOTO SILK
Keiichi Hayashi Architect
29 Sep 2011
Kyoto Silk, a beauty cosmetic shop, is located in the centre of Kyoto. The project was to convert a ‘Machiya’, a Japanese traditional wooden townhouse, into a small shop. The building was required to be reinforced because it was deteriorating rapidly and it did not have enough strength to meet the safety standards. Therefore, on the ground floor of the two stories, thin steel
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