IFC MALL PALACE CINEMA
One Plus Partnership Limited
11 Nov 2011
This cinema is inspired by 'sky and cloud'. Sky gives the impression of freedom, and represents nature. To interpret the concept of clouds in the cinema, white was selected as the main colour which also reflects the theme of light in the movie world. The large cloud shaped marble features in the lobby, corridor, box-office and concession and the custom made cloud shaped basins in the
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PENHALIGON'S
Jenner Studio
31 Oct 2011
London based design practice, Jenner Studio, has designed a new boutique in Singapore for Penhaligonʼs, the heritage British fragrance house. From opening its first store on Londonʼs Jermyn Street 140 years ago, Penhaligonʼs, will now launch its first offering in Asia. With Jenner Studioʼs expertise lying in brand development and interior design this revolutionary retail
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ROCA LONDON GALLERY
Zaha Hadid Architects
26 Oct 2011
Zaha Hadid Architects, have designed the new Roca London Gallery located in the well-known Chelsea Harbour district near King's Road. Roca is a leading global bathroom brand, which through its renowned Innovation Lab, is dedicated to developing cutting edge, technologically advanced products. Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) were chosen by Roca in 2009 to create a versatile reference space
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REISS
D-raw
25 Oct 2011
When commissioned to design British fashion brand Reiss' first Californian (and only second US) store, architectural consultancy d-raw took inspiration from both the natural and the artificial in order to make a bold yet inviting statement space that would redefine the retailers existing identity for a US audience. Taking a previously redundant, two-storey building on Robertson Avenue, at the
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BOOSTER JUICE
Kevin Kennon Architects
13 Oct 2011
The ambition of the project was to enliven the existing public space at 100 William Street. The kiosk would not only ignite the dark atrium by its material and design but also by offering an inviting retail opportunity to passersby. The street level passageway sees heavy foot traffic, is a connection between two lower Manhattan streets, and affords entrance to the subway. The metal-clad
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THE BREW
Stickman Design
12 Oct 2011
The fun‐loving, vibrant local ‘pub' revolves around the flying brewery, a custom designed and built, two‐tier Australian craft brewery for brewing special in‐house flavoured beers. With the craft brewery providing a visual backdrop to the bar, the flow through the space passes semi‐private tables with self‐service beer taps. Huge vats make up a
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INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Ruscio Studio
12 Oct 2011
International Currency Exchange (I.C.E.) was at a crossroads when they wanted to expand their business into primary locations in Class A shopping malls across Canada. Unfortunately, this expansion occurred at a time when the general consensus amongst mall owners was that current kiosk designs looked too much like bunkers or aquariums. The main design challenges were to: create a new kiosk
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WAITROSE COOKERY SCHOOL
gensler
10 Oct 2011
Waitrose, one of the UK's leading food retail brands, reinforced its position as the destination for food lovers by becoming the first UK supermarket to own and operate a cookery school. While clearly part of the Waitrose brand, the school has been designed to present itself as a brand extension for added connectivity with customers. Curated retail, within a more familiar, domestic environment -
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BOUTIQUE GOLDSMITHS
Quadrant Design
10 Oct 2011
Boutique.Goldsmiths is a new brand and concept store, devised and executed by Quadrant Design. The brief was to create a completely revolutionary jewellery shopping experience aimed at 18-30 year olds. The Quadrant team worked closely with the Aurum & their internal focus group, to craft this pioneering jewellery & watch retail space to stock Goldsmiths own brands
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BOTA BOTA
Sid Lee Architecture
10 Oct 2011
Challenge In 2009, Sid Lee Architecture was hired to create the architectural designs for the Bota Bota floating spa (total surface of 3150 m2), thereby providing a third incarnation of a former ferryboat. This brief held two challenges. First, our teams needed to adapt with talents from various fields of expertise to work together effectively. Second, the very nature of the steel boat was
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ALDAR CENTRAL MARKET
Foster + Partners
10 Oct 2011
Abu Dhabi's Central Market is one of the oldest sites in the city. Inspired by the traditional architecture of the Gulf this scheme aims to reinvent the market place, giving the city a new civic heart. By offering an alternative to the globalised one-size-fits-all shopping mall it offers a distinctive modern interpretation of the regional vernacular. As a shopping experience it combines luxury
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MIRACLE 10 COSMETICS BOUTIQUE
Adamson Associates
10 Oct 2011
Located in downtown Toronto, the new Miracle 10 Cosmetics Boutique is a high-end retail environment designed to showcase the Miracle 10 line, developed by the Plastic Surgery Clinic. The interior design features clean, architectural lines, innovative use of lighting against crisp white walls, giving a dramatic impression of surgical precision combined with an understated elegance. The metallic
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WESTPAC
Landini Associates
10 Oct 2011
Landini Associates were approached by Westpac to re-brand their branches Australia wide. The challenge was to encourage people to go the branches when most transactions are just a click away. The solution was to keep it simple and get back to human values: community, relationships and relevant content. The aim was to make the branch more real, more human. To create
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BMW LIFESTYLE
eightsixthree Ltd.
10 Oct 2011
To create a BMW Lifestyle store that made customers go WOW! The aim was to create a store that emphasized and reinforced the BMW Lifestyle, a store that reflected the luxury and quality of the brand and as such a store that made customers aspire to be part of that lifestyle. To design a store that enhanced the value and recognition of the BMW brand, whilst adding excitement and emotion to
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SUPERDRUG
Dalziel and Pow Design Consultants Ltd
10 Oct 2011
High street shopping needs to be more fun, interactive and engaging than ever before, to compete against the commodity big-box retailers and the web. Superdrug's new store concept is a lively, fashionable and relevant environment, which enlivens the brand and compares favourably at every level, from the volume trader to the department store. The new concept takes its cues from the fashion
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CARLO PAZOLINI
Giorgio Borruso Design
07 Oct 2011
The project plays out over time, on an urban stage for the piazza. For Carlo Pazolini, retailer of women’s and men’s shoes and accessories, this 386 square meter flagship location in Milano’s Piazza Cordusio will be their first western European opening, with a redefinition of their store concept. There is an ambiguous distinction between our bodies and the things we wear. Like
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WORLD OF WHIRLPOOL
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, Inc.
07 Oct 2011
In a penthouse space in a historic building at the center of Chicago's River North neighborhood, Whirlpool Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of kitchen and laundry appliances, has opened a training center, meeting space, and showroom that embodies its commitment to innovation. The facility includes buyer showrooms for brand collections targeting several different consumer
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WELLS FARGO
Gilmore Group
07 Oct 2011
Gilmore Group partnered with Wells Fargo to design and develop a completely new store design and branding system for their high profile urban locations. The goal of these stores is to ‘cut through the clutter' and increase brand presence in the lucrative urban markets (New York, Washington DC, etc.). To accomplish this, the design needed to factor in the visibility and sightlines, bank
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MILLFIELD
A&D Wejchert & Partners
07 Oct 2011
Millfield is a new Retail Centre at Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, Ireland of area 22,000 m2 which was completed in April 2011. The centre is arranged around a curved glazed street over 120 metres long, linking the principal routes on the site. This street is set over two levels on a sloping site to innovatively achieve two "ground floor level "streets to allow accessibility from all sides of the
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OAKLEY ‘O-STORE’
d.s.westell architecture+design
07 Oct 2011
This project stands as somewhat of a phoenix in amongst the constantly changing hub of Kuta, Bali. Quite literally, the transformation of this building came about after the original space was gutted by fire in early 2010. The client approached d.s.westell with the opportunity to redevelop the site into a flagship ‘O-Store' comprising of 2 levels of retail space and an additional upper
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