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Zazen Bear in Soho, NYC by Sinfonia Group

 
February 26th, 2016 by Sanjay Gangal

Article source: Sinfonia Group

The Zazen Bear Flagship store, located in Soho, NYC, is a Korean-Japanese multi-use concept shop that serves as a retail space, art gallery, and meditation center. Within a space designed to encourage peace, tranquility and harmony, Zazen features products, including jewelry, housewares and Zen spirited items; wellness programming, including yoga and meditation classes; and an art gallery, presently exhibiting painting and calligraphy work by the Japanese artist, Seiho.

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

  • Architects: Sinfonia Group
  • Project: Zazen Bear
  • Location: Soho, NYC, USA
  • Photography: Ashley Simone
  • Design: Sinfonia Group (Pierpaolo Martiradonna, Matteo Falcone, Veronika Kan, Francesco Marocco),  Abs Engineering (Alex Schwartz, Jason Driggs, Brian Barkovitz)
  • Construction: Exa Usa ( Ulderico Micara, Giorgio Gaiofatto, Gaia Galvagna), Shore System (Chris Guido),  Arredo Inn (Valter Betti)
  • Awards: 2015 New York Design Awards – SILVER WINNER_Interior design – Retail
  • Software used: Autocad, Rhino, Cinema4d

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

The design of the store echoes the soft curves of the brand’s meditative symbol, the Zazen Bear, a plush, stuffed bear sitting in the lotus position, intended to act as a reminder to stop, breathe deeply, and embrace the inner self. The curves and the symmetry of the bear, which follow the golden ratio, became the starting point for a design aimed at generating a calming environment. The store entry is a threshold mediating between the bustling streets of Soho and a space that fosters serenity, comfort, and meditation—a multi-use space of Zen.

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

The atmosphere is achieved by the synthesis of materials and organic forms. A double-height plant wall comprising of purifying plants—Philodendron-Cordatum and Marble-Queen Pothos—traverses the space vertically, linking the retail level and the sub-grade gallery and meditation center. The lower level, accessed by a metal stair with inset wood treads, features an oil-finished, white oak, tongue-and-groove floor alongside a wood-slat bench with built-in lighting at which the plant wall terminates. Pietra di Vals stone, featured throughout the upper floor, is complemented by the hand-finished, white-oak millwork elements that include curved walls, display cases, and wood members of varying lengths, which surround a large-scale elliptical light fixture. The upper, retail level terminates in a circular room made distinct by its fabric-lined walls and illuminated by light strips embedded in the ceiling that follow the curve of the room.

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Ashley Simone

Image Courtesy © Sinfonia Group

Image Courtesy © Sinfonia Group

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Categories: Autocad, Cinema 4D, Rhino, STORE




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