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#boutique

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about #boutique

Project • By ARA DesignsPrivate Houses

Calisto Vaddo

In the sun-drenched tropical landscape of Goa, Calisto Vaddo unfolds as a villa project shaped by a refined confluence of vernacular tradition, climate-responsive design, and immersive sensory experience. Situated within a cluster of villas master planned and designed by ARA Designs, each home has been meticulously crafted to exist in quiet dialogue with its neighbours — harmonising as a collective while retaining a sense of seclusion and privacy for each resident. Isprava Part of the larger Siolim Vaddo development, the project reflects a holistic design vision led by Amey Dahanukar, who has been intimately involved in every layer of the process — from overarching spatial planning to the most intricate architectural and i... More

Project • By Studio CurvesShops

Faye's Parlour: Original

Faye’s Parlour is located in Changshu, Jiangsu—a satellite city near Suzhou and Shanghai that, despite its proximity to major urban centers, has long lacked a strong foundation for high-end retail. As a women’s fashion boutique, the project was designed as a strategic contrast: bringing top-tier design sensibilities and fashion-forward attitudes into a local market still in formation. The goal was to offer customers a sharp, contemporary spatial experience—without leaving their city. Bruce Yang Bruce Yang We used curvature as the primary spatial language. Four sets of ruled surfaces connect the walls, ceiling, and floor into a continuous spatial system. These surfaces were broken down, rebuilt, and merged... More

Project • By Studio CurvesShops

CoCo & DC Fashion Boutique

Seaside Glass Case – Working Within Limits In the coastal city of Qinhuangdao, where bright seaside light floods the streets and commercial architecture often leaves little room for nuance, CoCo & DC quietly redefines what a boutique can be. Housed in two existing retail units with a fixed glass façade that could not be altered, the project began with tight constraints—spatially fragmented, visually exposed, and constantly bathed in harsh coastal sunlight. For a fashion boutique, this posed a critical issue: prolonged UV exposure could easily damage delicate fabrics and distort color rendering across the display. Rather than fight these conditions, the design embraced them as raw material. Through subtle masking, scu... More