COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS - Retail Facilities

Freedomes is known for their inexpensive DIY backyard dome kits. But you may not know they also created the domed habitat astronaut Mark Watney survives in for The Martian’s set design. Freedomes’ brand F.Domes created smaller versions of that big screen dome suitable as part of their glamping line, and set them up at SunCity Camp in Wadi Rum, allowing visitors to get ab...

Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture designed this newly-built apartment complex in Linköping. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, but it also produces enough energy to sell surplus electricity back to the grid.Sweden’s solar energy tax used to be quite punitive, but the country has thankfully slashed the tax by 98%. As a result, developers and private home owners are emb...

The magic of the site Located in a picturesque area on the eastern seaboard of Taiwan, the A’tolan House derives its name from the word “A’tolan” meaning “a place with many rocks” in the indigenous language of that area. The essential premises in creating this building were lending it a minimalist footprint structure and utilising the traditional native architectural ...

Although they share the same building, the coffee shop is located at the front, while the cocktail bar is hidden away in a back corner. From the outside, a patterned cedar screen creates visual interest from the street and from within the enclosed patio. Inside, sunlight is filtered through the pattern allowing for interesting shadows. The screen also shields guests f...

Due to the small space of the shop and cafe, the service counter, kitchen, toilets and utility rooms were placed in a ‘square of chocolate’, while a mezzanine level above adds extra seating. At the back of the space, white stairs lead up to the mezzanine level, and a built-in handrail with hidden lighting is embedded into the white brick wall. At the top of the stair...

Large windows fill the restaurant with natural light and a simple black and white color palette with a few wood details gives the small restaurant a bright, modern, minimalist feel. Along the back wall, black subway tiles and a large marble counter create a sophisticated look, while the handwritten menu on the white wall and the natural look of the stools and counter gi...

interdisciplinary solid studio has developed the NANONANO science center proposal with two global research topics in mind. first, taking adaptability as a solution to the ‘extinction’ of research facilities. second, merging utility services and bearing systems into one unit. the idea of flexibility in architecture has long intrigued designers. even though the field is co...

with a low budget, overtreders W upcycled the furniture seen within the eatery. the second hand tables and chairs, the walls, floor, bar and stage were all painted in a vibrant orange by volunteers from the local arts center. an upper platform provides an alternative and more casual seating option. painted in orange, the criss-crossing rail system adds a playful and vibr...

occupying a refurbished two-storey heritage shop façade that can be completely opened to the streetscape, the birkenstock HQ was conceived by the architects at melbourne design studios (MDS). the double façade with two layers of operable glazing open onto a living grass floor and a deciduous tree to invite customers into the rustic interior which continues to incorporate...

When Tziallas Omeara Architecture Studio was asked to remodel the cottage, the clients requested a contemporary addition to the original weatherboard building and that the renovated home “work well” from an environmental performance perspective. The expansion allowed the architects to add a new kitchen at the heart of the home as well as a new living and dining area, sun...

As one of the world’s leading institutions in cosmology and space science, Durham University commissioned the Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics to cement the university’s leading global position with larger research facilities and to set a benchmark for sustainability on campus. The 2,478-square-meter building includes eighty new offices for researchers, students, sta...

On the one hand, the differences between NOMA and its sibling are enough to be refreshing. On the other, 108 surprises almost exactly as much as is needed to avoid disrupting the comfort that its lineage inspires. One of the legacy features of 108 is its chef, Kristian Baumann (Redzepi is not cooking at 108, but the talented, bespectacled NOMA alumnus is). The menu refer...

Developed for The Prive Group by the design firm, Takenouchi Webb, the nearly 700 square meter project took 10 months to complete before it opened in December 2015 and posed a variety of factors for its designers, Marc Webb and Naoko Takenouchi, to consider and implement. These included a reverence to the restaurant's location, a remarkable position which faces the Si...

Located on the edge of the Los Angeles Fashion District, the cardboard tubes are a tribute to the empty fabric bolts often found in the fashion, costume, and design studios also in the neighborhood. The natural cardboard walls, furniture, and fixtures compliment the tones found in the original concrete floor of the 1929 building and help the already tall space feel ev...

Located next the stunning Stukely Lake, the 430-square-meter Bonnallie Services Center embraces views of the lake and mountains beyond. The two-story building is partially embedded into the earth and is angled to maximize views and frame an outdoor amphitheater. Full-height glazing is installed on the second floor for panoramic viewing and opens up to a covered outdoor t...

It should come as no surprise that when Apple’s Director of Store Design was in the market for a new house, he wanted a home that would be as modern and streamlined as his employer’s impeccable shopfronts. He, along with the team at Alchemy, tweaked the original designs of the Alchemy weeHouse to create the Sonoma weeHouse, a prefabricated home made up of two elevated op...

appealing to a romantic notion of shoe shops and cabinets — of cobblers hunched over the frayed soles of shoes — miklós kiss has created a new face for the budapest home of footwear brand wink. releasing shoe designs for the past 30 years, wink’s facelift pays homage to the history of the brand while celebrating its modern identity, committed to quality and design. ‘...

two major types of pharmacies can be found in japan. the first is the drug store, or what can be described as retail pharmacies. this type offers services related to basic medicines as well as parapharmaceutical products. the second type is the dispensing pharmacies, usually related to a nearby clinic or hospital. in this type of pharmacies, the products are prepared in ...

The interiors of the BigBek office in Yerevan, Armenia, have various areas in the office painted specific colors to highlight them. For this meeting room, they used hot pink on the exterior and interior of the room, creating a bright and bold look for the space that you can’t miss. For the kitchen within the office, bright yellow walls, floor, and ceiling clearly d...

The unassuming shopfront opens up to a compact cafe with a geometric patterns featured throughout. When designing the space, the designers experimented with computational geometry and Delaunay triangulation to develop the interior concept and branding. This resulted in the creation of the tessellated pattern that wraps from the walls around to the ceiling. Pale lim...

the interior scheme seeks to promote local businesses, allowing them to collaborate and become part of the community. flexible event and exhibition space, as well as an independent start-up bakery and café, remain open to the public. there are also small ‘maker’ shops available for those who wish to pilot new products or services. the london borough of waltham forest ...

Located on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong waterfront, the Glass Office at 133 Wai Yip Street is boldly clad in glass and stainless steel to promote and symbolize transparency in the workplace. MVRDV recycled the existing framework with modern infill, and the 18,000-square-meter building now serves as a visual symbol and flagship project for a new business development that will br...

In the urban landscape of northeast Paris, the project designed by architectural studio Badia Berger sits
 at the crossroads of several transport networks: the major artery Boulevard Mac Donald, the Parisian beltway, the canal Saint-Denis, and the railway axis leading to the Gare de l’Est train station. Due to its verticality and specific form,
 the building signals and...

once described as the eighth wonder of the world, the tunnel was the first project worked on by renowned engineer isambard kingdom brunel. now, 190 years after construction began, architecture firm tate harmer has transformed part of the space into ‘the grand entrance hall’ — a subterranean performance venue. the shaft is accessible via a freestanding, cantilevered stair...

The design brief was to design a truck that would attract crowds, but also create an intimate and private customer experience within.Named the ‘Try-On-Truck’, the truck is actually a mobile lingerie store, as True & Co is an online store, without a real world location. Inside there are four fitting rooms, with custom-designed millwork for storing undergarments.One side ...

Designed by creative director Tomas Maier, the brand's second Maison store after Milan is located on North Rodeo Drive – a mecca for luxury shopping. Nearby, Swiss fashion brand Bally recently opened a flagship designed by David Chipperfield. Each of the Maison stores is intended to relate to the architectural heritage of its surrounding area. For the Beverly Hills br...

The Body Studio encompasses over 3,400 square metres – Selfridges' largest-ever department – and brings together all fashion categories designed for the body, including underwear, lingerie, sleepwear, loungewear, sportswear and athletic leisurewear. It offers fitting and personal-shopping services, as well as a beauty salon and a cafe. Neri&Hu, which has offices in L...

The Bolon brand is positioned as a premium lifestyle brand in this segment. The main advertising campaign, revolving around French actress Sophie Marceau, evokes French elegance and fashion consciousness. Our new store design offers a clear spatial interpretation of this attitude. Unique spatial elements that retell a narrative, such as iconographic shelves and a polishe...

In collaboration with Aesop, a stimulating and authentic environment exploring Frankfurt’s modernist roots and its cultural heritage has been realised by PHILIPP MAINZER OFFICE FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN for Aesop’s fifth signature store in Germany. Inspired by the forest green of the German landscape and well crafted natural materials such as solid walnut, raw brass...

The entirely transparent façade of a high-end flagship store on Amsterdam’s upmarket shopping street, PC Hooftstraat, uses glass bricks, glass windows frames and glass architraves in a way to evoke the vernacular of the area with the goal to maintain the character of the site. The 620 m2 of retail and 220 m2 of housing, were designed for investor Warenar. The design unit...

The Fragrance Kitchen is a Kuwaiti perfume house founded by Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah that blends the traditions of Middle Eastern perfumery with the French philosophy and expertise of Grasse. Its outpost at the store marks a first American foray for the brand and features over 40 fragrances that reflect the diverse and distinctive scents that Al-Sabah has created. The Fr...

Having to work mostly with raw fish and vegetables at a very quick pace, Japanese chefs have developed specialised knives that help them prepare elaborate dishes fast and in a way that is as satisfying to eat as it is to look at. There are at least 50 different kinds of cooking knifes in the Japanese chef’s arsenal, each made of an alloy of steel and iron and sharpened t...

The compact one-hundred-and-fifty-square-metre space was stripped of the 1990’s fit-out and carefully re-planned to consist of an entrance hall, rooms for manicure, hairstyling areas, small and large connecting halls, a private client room and a courtyard terrace. With much of the building’s original period architectural and design detailing removed during its former ...

Completed in mid 2014, by Brooklyn based architecture and interior design studio, Workstead, the quaint and charming bakery was conceived as a series of interventions within the context of the existing space. These neatly fitting consecutive spaces and alcoves make up the back of house cold kitchen prep, the on-site bakery space, a retail space and seating alcoves that l...

With contemporary perfection and craftsmanship produces Bod'or doors and door solutions for the higher market segment ranging from lush to tight with a wealth of panels, profile, glass rings and latches and hinges. In Amsterdam – Oostzaan is a presentation space for Bod'or realized in a special way displaying the entire assortment of doors and door solutions. M + R desig...

Created in collaboration with long-time partners SIMPLICITY under the leadership of Shinichiro Ogata, the store is situated in one of Osaka’s principal retail districts, formerly home to a timber yard and storehouses, which provided inspiration for its refined industrial aesthetic. Like many in the city, the district was named for the bridge (bashi) spanning the Nagahori...