August 19th, 2009
Japanese design firm Case-Real have completed a boutique with two façades in an old tenement building in Oita, Japan.
The existing facade was deemed inappropriate for the boutique but could not be modified, so the designers created a second glass shop-front behind it.
The two façades are separated by a strip of dark grey pebbled flooring.
Photographs are by Hiroshi Mizusaki.
Here’s some text from the designers:
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NOTE (A boutique)
Project : NOTE (A boutique)
Design : Koichi Futatsumata (CASE-REAL)
Site : Oita, Japan
Floor area : 60㎡
“The second facade” – A project in a tenant building facing a downtown street. This district faces an external common passage and its frontage is divided in two. To keep the image of the brands treated in the boutique and to form the image of the boutique itself, the outside wall design of this building was not appropriate. And as usual any treatment cannot be given.
Design : Koichi Futatsumata (CASE-REAL)
Site : Oita, Japan
Floor area : 60㎡
“The second facade” – A project in a tenant building facing a downtown street. This district faces an external common passage and its frontage is divided in two. To keep the image of the brands treated in the boutique and to form the image of the boutique itself, the outside wall design of this building was not appropriate. And as usual any treatment cannot be given.
A new outer wall is constructed inside of the lease line as a new shop facade. Therefore, the earth floor ‘Doma’ becomes the outside when the shop opens even when it is in the lease division. The new facade ran straight looking at the depth of the opening divided in two is finally, emphasizing the existence of the shop with a moderate sense of incompatibility to this space.
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August 20th, 2009
New York and Beijing designers Elevation Workshop have completed the interior of a clothing store in Beijing, China.
Called SongMax, the interior contains raised platforms arranged in an L-shape with dark grey walkways cutting between them.
The designers wanted this division of space to simultaneously evoke a walk-in cupboard, catwalk and stage.
Two red rails span three walls of the shop.
Photographs courtesy of Elevation Workshop and JR & Others.
Here’s some more information from Elevation Workshop:
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This project is a show room and prototype store for a new women’s clothing brand. It is located within the brand’s design studio and clothing factory, situated close to the entryway and formerly used as a fabrication studio.
The design goal was to respond to the client’s desire to serve the stylish, confident and still feminine career women.
Within the pre-existing conditions, including limited ceiling height and openings, the show room is to focus on the transformation and transition of space through subtle and responsive mater
ial changes.
ial changes.
The “L-Container” functions dually as a spacial volume and a separation element.
The floor inside was lifted to represent a stage. The “L-Container” introduces a contoured alleyway to recall the sensation of a private walk-in-closet at home, which is the real stage for actual people.
A convertible dressing room at the end of its turn is to place real women at the center of the deepened “display window” which projects directly towards the entryway and traverses through the whole store.
Gray tiles pave the catwalks penetrating the “L-container,” weaving between the public and private space. This composition of the store’s circulation creates the visual and physical connections between all areas essential in a retail establishment.
The two-way hanger system creates a vivid red belt, continually lacing through lighted wall niches around the room. CNC technology was used to pre-fabricate materials such as the flooring and resin panels, while thousands of beads were arrayed by hand to create a crystal curtain with the store logo patterned within.
Elevation Workshop (ELEV) is an interdisciplinary Architecture and Design Firm. Positioned at the crossroads of art and architecture, the interests range from urban/rural planning and architectural design to interior, furniture and product design. Na Wei and Christopher Mahoney, the founding partners come from different backgrounds and foundations to create an interactive environment with a broad perspective.
ELEV (Elevation Workshop) New Project:
Women’s Clothing Store Design
www.elevationworkshop.com
Location: DongFeng Art District, Beijing, China
Floor area: 78 sq meters
Chief designer: Na Wei
Women’s Clothing Store Design
www.elevationworkshop.com
Location: DongFeng Art District, Beijing, China
Floor area: 78 sq meters
Chief designer: Na Wei
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Indian architecture firm Cadence have completed a residence in Bangalore, India, which features cast-concrete external walls decorated with perforations.
Called Out of the Box, the project is situated in a residential area of Bangalore and is designed to block views of the neighbouring buildings from within.
The plan is a variation on a traditional courtyard house layout; instead of placing the courtyard in the centre of the building the architects have split the house into quarters and placed the courtyard in the northwest corner.
The courtyard is elevated above street level on the first floor and features two perforated walls, traditionally known as jali walls, that allow light and cooling air to pass through from the outside.
Photographs are by Clare Arnie.
Here is some more text from Cadence:
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OUT OF THE BOX
PROJECT CONCEPT
The 1200sqft corner site presented us with the classic urban scenario. The site was abutted by houses on two sides and flanked by low income housing on the other two sides.
The question thus posed to us was, “What would be the relationship of the dwelling to the outside?”
The stand taken by us was to incorporate the ‘outside’ inside while the building shuns the surroundings.
A classic diagram of this would be the traditional courtyard house.
Taking this classic diagram we moved the court to the corner to create new spatial and formal effects.
By moving the court to the fourth quadrant of the square we could magnify the boundaries of each program flanking the court.
i.e. the living room, the dining and the bedrooms would not only feel much bigger but also would have sectional relationship with the open to sky court.
The court is further articulated by placing a sculptural element that would serve as an informal dining area as well as a tub for housing a tree.
The jali wall cast in-situ completes the fourth corner to accentuate the experience of the court.
Client: Phangun Rao
Site: 1200sqft
Built up area: 2300sqft
Location: Bangalore, India
Architects: Cadence
Principal Architects: Narendra Pirgal, Smaran Mallesh, Vikram Rajashekar
Structural Engineer: Manjunath & co
Site: 1200sqft
Built up area: 2300sqft
Location: Bangalore, India
Architects: Cadence
Principal Architects: Narendra Pirgal, Smaran Mallesh, Vikram Rajashekar
Structural Engineer: Manjunath & co
Posted by Ali Morris
Source: dezeen
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