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Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

Dezeen

One of the main challenges for the studio was to encourage passersby to walk through the building's ground floor – consisting of a long corridor bookended with space for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) equipment– and climb the stairs to reach the Deja Vu Recycle Store. Second-hand books are displayed in supermarket-style crates.

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AIA Estúdio designs cave-like interior for clothing store in Rio de Janeiro

Dezeen

A large pillar with a rough, textured surface dominates the 110-square-metre shop interior, expanding as it ascends before merging into the ceiling to create a cave-like space. Rather than being a cumbersome obstacle, the pillar helps organise the shop's circulation and movement of shoppers, according to the studio. "It

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Bang & Olufsen Plants a Flagship in SoHo

VMS

New York-based firm TPG Architecture, the project’s architect of record, implemented the concept. It was also important for us to encourage customer curiosity by creating moments of discovery: curated spaces where customers can have a personal experience with each product.

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Meet the winners of Taiwanese Golden Pin Design Award 2021

Design Wanted

This year, the Golden Pin Design Award and Golden Pin Concept Design Award received nearly 8,000 entries in total from 28 countries around the globe, with many categories of designs in contention. The winning designs in the Spatial Design category are varied, with many Taiwanese designs going for the rejuvenation of old spaces, such as J.C.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

New York quickly became the epicenter of burgeoning new retail concepts. These building technologies, with the ability to span large spaces, led to the development of the show window. Within a few short months of its debut, circulation grew into the tens of thousands. And retail took its cues from the movies.