The Poniente Square is a central urban park that opens one of its sides to the banks of the Pisuerga River and to the afternoon sun, where the name comes from. It is a two-story corner store, completely glazed on both fronts: the west facing the sunset and the north facing the square.
The owners want to open a women's fashion store, making the most of the visibility of the existing premises. The intervention involves acting on the facades and of course the interior.
On the façade, large metal lattices are created that will filter the light and views that enter through the large windows, giving greater privacy to customers but allowing the view of the interior from a position close to the glass. They resemble large curtains that can be drawn and drawn at will.
The interior is emptied, displaying the clothes on the perimeter, behind the lattices, forming a second visual filter.
The ground floor is the most public area. A catwalk is created for model shows and also to display the clothes in an elevated area, so that the client can experience that they are just another model.
The upper floor is more private, where the treatment with the client is more personal. The lattice of the main window that faces the garden is placed inside. Towards the other facade, a metal curtain is placed that filters the light again.
Black steel is used widely, both on the façade and inside, combining it with translucent polycarbonates and black furniture that absorb the excess light that enters from the outside and creating intimate and neutral atmospheres, allowing the color of the dresses to be protagonist.
Team:
Architect: Javier Sánchez López (Buho Architects)
Co designer: Juan Luis de lafuente
Photography: Ruheca
