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14-01-2022

NU architectuuratelier’s concrete and timber reception building

The new multifunctional entrance to Meise botanical gardens, in Belgium, incorporates a number of logistical facilities in a concrete and timber building

05-01-2022

Creative recycling: MVRDV’s Bulgari flagship store in Shanghai

Rotterdam architectural studio MVRDV has completed the Bulgari flagship store in Shanghai, a new boutique showcasing the circular economy with a green, jade-like façade made from brass and recycled glass bottles, referencing the original Bulgari boutique in Rome and Shanghai’s Art Deco architecture.

23-11-2021

Various Associates and the (SO)What store in Chengdu

The Chinese-based Various Associates studio has designed the new boutique of the (SO)What women's clothing brand, which emphasises the freedom to choose one's own style, drawing inspiration from the cultural history of Chengdu, a city known for its traditional Shu operas. The shop presents itself as a theatrical stage for customers, where the spaces are structured like the acts of an opera.

01-09-2021

Architectural storytelling by Heliotrope Architects in NYC

Seattle-based Heliotrope Architects has designed the renovation of the Filson NYC Flagship Store in mid-town Manhattan. It all originated with the conversion of a mattress shop that now houses an old barn, the central element in the architectural storytelling of the new shop.

24-03-2021

Nax Architects designs Cosmetea’s pop-up shop in Shanghai

Time Tunnel in a Mirror is the name the architects of Chinese studio Nax Architects have given a pop-up shop in Shanghai, an immersive experience which represents the Cosmetea brand and its products in an innovative way while reactivating an unused space.

20-01-2021

MVRDV completes the façade of the Bulgari flagship store in Bangkok

In Bangkok, in IconSiam, one of the largest shopping centres in Asia, MVRDV architecture studio designed the façade of the newly completed Bulgari flagship store. This is the second façade that MVRDV’s architects designed for the historic Italian luxury brand, following the completion of the façade for its flagship store in Kuala Lumpur in 2018.

29-12-2020

MVRDV designs the new Etam flagship store in Paris

MVRDV designed a new flagship store for French lingerie brand Etam in a nineteenth-century Haussmann building, in a project that demonstrates respect for the existing historic building while responding to the client’s need to create a unique and unexpected shopping experience.

22-12-2020

24Kilates The Clockwork, iconic interior design in Bangkok

Telling the story of a brand is one of the big challenges of interior design, especially when it comes to conveying the brand’s identity. Carmelo Zappulla from External Reference and Chu Uroz together created an arresting example of this in Bangkok: the 24Kilates The Clockwork.

15-12-2020

UNStudio designs OPPO flagship store in Guangzhou

In the city of Guangzhou, in China, the UNStudio architecture firm recently completed the interior design project and the façade of the new OPPO flagship store, one of the leading Chinese mobile phone brands and one of the largest manufacturers of smart devices in the world. The architects rely on the design of the façade to guide store visitors towards a new experience aimed at discovering the brand and its products, while the new interior design becomes a reflection of the brand's renewed corporate identity.