At the very beginning of taking over this project entrustment, BenzheArchitecture have intended to make something different to convey the brand culture and product spirit of Bombardier.
As a sub-brand of Bombardier,Can-Am is a leader of global deluxe inverted tricycle.Therefore, designers have racked their brains in the renovation of the building, so as to embody its aristocratic breath.
The original form of the flagship store is a three-tier old-fashioned building. In order to get rid of unnecessary elements, designers almost remove all original construction in renovation and only retain main load carrying structure.
After renovation, the overall height of the building is raised. The building is just like a standing box seen from distance, and the visual impact and fun are thus increased. Longitudinal strips of steel plate matches misty punching plate and solid cement board. It looks simple and explicit. Moreover, the original restrictions and fetters of the building are broken, and the special sense of reality of the space enhances the cubic effect of the building.
The first floor and the second floor are the exhibition halls of Bombardier products. Considering the display products inside, designers choose to combine fair-faced concrete with rough timber in the use of building materials. This kind of coarse and chilly heavy industry style echoes the heavy breathof tricycle, like the wild flavor of tiger and leopard. Cooperation with the effect of the spotlight casted from the metal piping of the top, the texture of tricycle is embodied incisively and vividly.
The third floor is office area, and the design attaches more importance to the flexibility, interaction and openness of the space. Dark wood partitions offices and makes office atmosphere more steady and professional. Bright French window not only increases the transparency and permeability of rooms but also closes the distance among offices.
It is an outdoor platform leading to the top fourth floor from the third floor. Here we can enjoy the sight of green plants, overlook the layers of buildings and passing subways from time to time in the distance. It is really a good place to relax body and mind.
