The Tiffany & Co. store in Singapore’s Changi Airport has opened with a sustainable façade designed by MVRDV. Located in the airport’s Piazza Garden, near to the Moshe Safdie-designed Jewel Changi, the store features a one-of-a-kind façade that highlights the House’s commitment to sustainability. It features a coral-inspired screen, 3D printed using recycled plastic thanks to the assistance of Amsterdam-based company Aectual and Milan-based engineers BUROMILAN.
The Netto store at Bygholm Bakker is the first of a new concept that sets new standards for well-being and sustainability in grocery stores. The store is visible and inviting with an elegant and large enclosed entrance area and timber-clad facade. The glass section draws daylight deep into the building and makes the shop appear bright and open, creating a view to the beautiful timber roof construction. The entrance area is obliquely cut and the dynamic effect creates a natural open space in front of the entrance. A fresh produce section is placed in the forecourt so that the marketplace and entrance area are integrated into one. An exceptionally good indoor climate for a grocery store is assured in part by the large intake of daylight, improved air quality and the reduction in the use of materials containing harmful substances.
The Galleria is Korea’s first and largest upscale department store franchise founded in the 1970s, and has remained at the forefront of the premium retail market in the country since then. The store in Gwanggyo a new town just south of Seoul is the sixth branch of Galleria. Located at the center of this young urban development surrounded by tall residential towers, the Galleria’s stone like appearance makes it a natural point of gravity for public life in Gwanggyo.
Apple today reopened its landmark Fifth Avenue store, located on the corner of Central Park, one of the greatest public urban spaces in the world. Set against the backdrop of the famous General Motors Building by Edward Durell Stone, the site has a long history; a sunken urban plaza in the 1960s that was filled-in at turn of the Millennium, it was later transformed in 2006 into one of the most photographed attractions in the city with the insertion of the iconic glass cube, Steve Jobs’ defining symbol for Apple Fifth Avenue.
Through the careful peeling back of layers of history and the sensitive restoration of the cube, Apple Fifth Avenue seeks to revive the plaza by making it more accessible from three sides, reinforcing the progressive and innovative spirit that is emblematic of Apple. The project is the result of a close collaboration between the design team at Apple led by chief design officer, Sir Jonathan Ive and the integrated design and engineering teams at Foster + Partners.
As a symbol of Edogawa district, a complex facility “Tower Hall Funabori” is located at the center of the city. “edomachi”shop was planned at a corner of the public space on the 1st floor of “Tower Hall Funabori” which specializes in local products of Edogawa. Edogawa district has many traditions, cultures and crafts with a long history. They are still made by artisans who succeed old technique passed from generation to generation. This space was designed as a place to introduce and re-recognize the culture that Edogawa district is proud of to the world by presenting and selling handicrafts of Edogawa towards Tokyo 2020 Olympic game. The theme of this store is a bridge that connects the present and the future. “edomachi” will function, keeping the culture of this area as a information dispatch base.
Jaspal inaugurates a new flagship store in Bangkok with a brand new concept signed by Studiopepe. The 460 square-meter store is located within IconSiam, the largest and most exclusive retail complex in Thailand, directly overlooking the Chao Phray river.
Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto, artistic directors of Studiopepe, conceived a space with a sophisticated and contemporary atmosphere, characterized by contrasting materials such as concrete and raw wood, natural fibres and handmade ceramics that cover the iconic columns at the entrance and the back wall.
The project, THÉ LATITUDE, is situated at Fuzimiao Walking Street, a renowned tourist spot in Nanjing, China. Different from traditional Chinese tea stores, it's the first flavored tea boutique in the local area, which emphasizes the concept of “Tea from the World”, carefully selects the finest tea worldwide, and utilizes advanced European tea flavoring techniques to make mild yet delicate tea. Entrusted with the project, NA-DECO created an exotic atmosphere in the interior space, which breaks the stereotype of traditional Chinese tea stores, provides young people with more fashionable and elegant shopping experience and allows them to know about tea from all over the world in a more pleasant way.
At the end of the 1990’s, the face of Tehran and the lifestyle of middle-class changed with the establishment of shopping centers and malls. The new shopping centers had advantages such as the creating interactions between people and the city, but they led to local dilemmas with the increase of traffic and urban problems.
The big challenge of Sam Pasdaran design was to construct a commercial project on a narrow street. In this project, in addition to encouraging the citizens to interact with the city as well as observing the client’s demands such as maximizing commercial area, the problems including traffic, overcrowding, and the degradation in quality of life should be prevented.
ABC is a name that has been engraved in the hearts and minds of the Lebanese shopper for over 80 years, ever since the retailer opened the Middle East’s first department store in Beirut in 1936.
Influenced by modest 1940s Americana, Junction Bakery & Bistro brings freshly baked goods and all-day casual dining to the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia. CORE worked with restaurateur Noe Landini and chef/baker Nathan Hatfield to create an inviting space that uncovers the building’s 1940s character as a grocery store, while connecting to Del Ray’s railroad history. Junction blends the warmth of dining at home and the energy of a working bakery.
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