Retail

Janson Goldstein creates “bicoastal” atmosphere at ALC boutique in New York

July 25, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Wide archways, vintage furniture and tropical plants feature in the first bricks-and-mortar shop for women’s fashion brand ALC, designed by American architecture firm Janson Goldstein. The ALC Soho store is located along Greene Street, alongside many other high-end clothing and design boutiques. Encompassing 3,000 square feet (278 square metres), the boutique is the first physical

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Foster + Partners plans new Federation Square Apple Store to replace “Pizza Hut pagoda” design

July 25, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Foster + Partners has completely overhauled its plans for an Apple Store in Melbourne’s Federation Square, but critics claim it has “simply swapped a Pizza Hut pagoda for an oversized iPad”. The London-based firm has developed a more streamlined form for the shop, which Apple wants to build on the south side of the publicly owned city plaza.

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Tribeca dentist’s office becomes Allied Maker lighting showroom

July 21, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

The curved windows of Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp chapel influenced the series of arched nooks used for displaying lights at Allied Maker’s new showroom in New York. Located at 81 Franklin Street in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighbourhood, the space was formerly a dentist’s offices but now serves as Allied Maker’s first retail space. The brand will use

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O’Sullivan Skoufoglou pairs wooden cabinets with peach hues for RÖ Skin shop

July 20, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Cane, travertine and ash wood all feature inside this warm-toned skincare store, built by O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects in Lincolnshire, England. Created for skincare brand RÖ Skin, the space occupies a medieval building in the town of Stamford. It is divided into two zones, with the retail space at the front and a separate treatment area at the back.

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Harrods Fine Watches department features a sweeping marble staircase

July 19, 2018 India Block 0

Rundell Associates has revamped the Harrods Fine Watches department by adding a marble staircase and a floor designed to look like a timepiece. The local architecture practice has revamped the two floor showroom inside London’s famous luxury department store. The marble staircase sits at the centre of the gallery-like display spaces. One side of the curved staircase

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Casper offers rentable nap rooms in the city that never sleeps

July 16, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Mattress startup Casper has opened a space for New Yorkers to relax and refresh, and even sleep for a short while in tubular wooden pods. Located in Manhattan’s Soho neighbourhood, adjoining Casper’s main retail shop that opened earlier this year, The Dreamery was designed by the brand’s in-house team in collaboration with architecture firm Hollwich

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“Could architecture and design do anything to alleviate ‘walmartism’?”

July 13, 2018 Aaron Betsky 0

Walmart’s textureless surfaces are intended to look as cheap possible. But surely, mulls Aaron Betsky, even a little tactility could improve the stores and other similar spaces without breaking the bank. Texture is a class thing. The more money you have, the more texture you get. The reverse is true of lighting and sound: the

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Foster + Partners unveils Apple Store in Macau with translucent stone walls and bamboo

July 3, 2018 India Block 0

Tall shoots of bamboo rise through the central atrium of a new Apple Store completed by Foster + Partners in Chinese city Macau. Set in a plaza surrounded by dense thickets of bamboo, the cuboidal Apple Centre Cotai glows from within, thanks to an innovative facade made from a composite of glass and stone. Five layers of of glass

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Corinna and Theresa Williams pair laundromat and cafe at Celsious in Brooklyn

June 30, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Sisters Corinna and Theresa Williams have designed a laundromat in New York to include lounge areas and a coffee shop, as a welcoming alternative to other coin-operated wash places common across the city. Celsious located in Williamsburg, a trendy area of Brooklyn known for its cafes, bars and loft apartments. The Williams sisters – born

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Patricia Urquiola designs Kettal furniture showroom in New York City with outdoor patio

June 27, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Spanish brand Kettal has opened a showroom in Midtown Manhattan, designed by Patricia Urquiola and complete with a terrace to better showcase its outdoor furniture. The open-plan showroom at 222 East 59th Street, in an annex of the D&D Building, totals 6,458 square feet (600 square metres). Walls, floors and ceilings across the interior are

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