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Liang Architecture Studio creates retrofuturistic boutique in Hangzhou

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Grand steel and micro-cement structures, celestial lighting and symmetrical layouts add a sense of ceremony to the shopping experience within this clothing boutique in Hangzhou , China by Liang Architecture Studio. Here, a central seating area made up of five outward-facing seats is surrounded by curved concrete displays with rails.

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Al-Jawad Pike creates marble "immersive experience" for APL's Soho flagship in NYC

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Al Jawad Pike completed the interiors for Athletic Propulsion Lab's flagship store in New York The aim of the store layout was to allow customers to see all the products from all parts of the store. "We Ensuring that the trainers on display were the focal point was a main objective for the architects.

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Eye Candy: how “beautification” becomes the new retail currency.

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This generally includes elements such as signage, colour palette, lighting, and overall store layout. Brands can use visual merchandising techniques, such as using vertical space and creating focal points, to create a visually appealing store that feels spacious and inviting.

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Vashi reveals further details of its soon-to-open Covent Garden flagship store

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The store layout has been reconfigured so that the main entrance opens out into the Piazza, and has been designed to focus on clean geometric shapes and structure, but softened throughout the store with custom furniture and fixtures.

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“Not just about clothes”: Inside Song for the Mute’s Sydney flagship

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Experiential, experimental As for the store’s layout, the brand has flipped the traditional design, with its change rooms acting as a free-standing focal point in the centre of the store, rather than a hidden spot at the back. The idea, Tanaya said, is to keep the customer in the spotlight and make them feel special.

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Mesura constructs Barcelona Aesop store from 19th-century building fragments

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Read: Casa Dosmurs by Mesura "disappears entirely from the street's view" "The interiors are warm and inviting, with Montjuïc stone as the focal point," Iborra said. No adhesives were used on the stones so they could be returned to the quarry in the event of the store closing.

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D415 reimagines mundane materials for Bratislava boutique Som Store

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Read: Noiz Architekti completes minimal park-side home in Slovakia These 45-degree angles are repeated throughout the whole space, with its angled grid layout created using a matrix of steel profiles. Here, this humble material – commonly used for framing drywalls – is exposed and celebrated as the hero material of the space.

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