Article source: Gaëtan Le Penhuel & Associés Architectes
Made to measure by Sophie Trelcat
With their overlapping of black and white, the two slender volumes of this apartment block make no secret of their presence in Aubervillier’s Fort neighbourhood. The project proudly marks the first step in the Arc Express urban regeneration operation and its linking of Paris’s “inner ring” suburbs by automated underground railway. The construction of these 57 apartments has also enabled the reorganisation of a bustling intersection, with pedestrians going to and from the Fort d’Aubervilliers metro station and heavy traffic on the RN2 highway. A generously proportioned, south-facing square provides a quality urban setting for sunny café terraces and the shops that will soon be opening at street level.
A shop renewal commission by JINS Co., Ltd., Japanese eyewear brand, and designed by architect, Junya Ishigami. Located in one of the landmarks buildings, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), in Lujiazui financial district.
To create a huge emptiness within the crowded shopping mall and present the interior space more like an architecture work, a simple solution for the store came up:
Excellence, quality and elegance: three values typical of Made in Italy, which Valextra has been representing and exporting worldwide. Through its timeless, elegant creations, shown in boutiques designed by the world’s most respected talent, the brand made discreet and refined luxury its signature style, becoming a global ambassador for aesthetic research and creativity. After Kengo Kuma’s redesign of the Milanese boutique, and the new flagship stores in London and Chengdu, Valextra picked Hong Kong as its next Asian destination. The project was entrusted to British designer Max Lamb, one of the most critically acclaimed designers worldwide.
The 900 North Michigan Shops in Chicago, IL has been an anchor of the Magnificent Mile since the building was completed in 1988, and the luxury mall recently underwent a renovation process to modernize both exterior and interior spaces. To complete the main entrance redesign on North Michigan Avenue, Ellison Bronze custom balanced doors provide the perfect complementary entrance to the central revolving doors.
Sisecam’s global design brand Nude just opened its shop-in-shop located inside Pasabahce Stores. The concept designed and executed by Demirden | ilio transforms the brand’s founding motto into a leading retail experience with an architectural language that spans the entire store.
“Nude looks at life through the lens of simplicity; decluttering and distilling, marrying form with function, always reflecting the lifestyle of less-ordinary people.”
In 2017, the legendary French boutique Colette permanently closed. The Shanghai store of Triple-Major also declared closing. The shutting down of these two boutique leaders brought surprises to the entire business; yet many other boutique stores in China continued flourishing, as more than a thousand have now appeared—therefore, a clear commercial proposition, a unique understanding to pop culture, and a deep evaluation of humanity have become crucial rules in order to stand out from this rave of multi-brand boutique stores.
As a multi-brand boutique that brings together hot seasonal items from trendy brands and fashion weeks all over t……..he world, CHOCLAB collaborates with YEBIN DESIGN and tries to interpret the contemporary human centered design by proposing a new idea for commercial space—“new interpretation with the right amount of balance”.
‘pata pata’ and ‘waku waku’ for ‘la cienega and cafe’ in matsumoto designed by the architects saeco kobayashi and taishin shiozaki (atelierco architects), ‘la cienega and cafe’ is located in the center of matsumoto, a city in nagano prefecture, japan. the existing building was designed in 1998 by the architect hideo yasui to house a fashion boutique. more recently the client requested designs for furniture and the interior of a new cafe situated in the loft, with a provision for displaying lots of small objects and accessories.
Total interior design solution for a hotel located within a National Park in Hokkaido, including lobby, restaurant, bar, guest rooms and connecting corridors, etc. The brief also covered graphic and sign design, artworks and interior features using local materials and crafts. Consideration of the natural setting was important.
FRESH&GO is a cozy and charming fruit shop located on the sixth floor of one of the biggest shopping centers in Kiev. The founders of YUDIN Design studio, Aleksandr and Vladimir Yudin, have dealt with the planning and the design of this place.
The 70 sq.m bar is expressly aimed at the typical inhabitant of a metropolis like Kiev, with his frenetic life and the need to get the necessary energy. Here smoothies, juices and fruit salads are prepared, and different showcases and refrigerators contain fresh and dried fruits, and other natural derivatives such as oil and tea.
Situated in the Toulousian’s historic district, a mansion house’s wing is renovated to host a Sessun’s shop. Fonctions are spread among the 4 levels of the building in order to avoid partition walls within each floor. Reserves take place in the basement ; the retail space is on the ground floor related to the street ; the first floor become the show room to host special events and the attic space is dedicated to the staff. The building is purged of interventions that have taken place over time to give back to see the original construction materials: brick walls, wooden floors and beams. Creating floor openings ,by taking off wood planks from it ,allow the difusion of light from a glass roof the the ground floor and reveals the built volume of the initial construction.
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