Retail

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Project • By dhk Architects • Apartments

ONEHUNDREDONM

Cape Town’s Sea Point Main Road Cape Town's Sea Point Main Road has a layered, eclectic architectural language, which reflects decades of design influences from decorative Victorian and Edwardian to quirky Art Deco, streamlined mid-century modernism and more recent urban infill. However, despite its distinctive popularity, these conditions have left the street fragmented in parts. This offers a particular challenge for developers and architects. Designed by dhk Architects for Blok, ONEHUNDREDONM is an example of how the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings and contemporary design can combine to transform the urban character from late-century neglect to contemporary vibrancy in a small pocket of a much-loved neighbourhood. This project... More

Project • By Dot Bot Studio • Showrooms

Brick On Sticks

Along the dense commercial fabric of Domlur-Indiranagar, a G+3 structure on a modest 40×60 plot announces itself quietly, almost evasively. In a landscape where dimensions are more often associated with compromise than ambition, the architecture resists the instinct to maximize presence through bulk or spectacle. Instead, it operates through a meticulous calibration of structure, material, and intent. Two existing street-edge trees on the footpath inadvertently frame the building from the pedestrian vantage, their canopies forming a natural urban proscenium that mediates how the architecture is first perceived Gopikrishnan Vijikumar Gopikrishnan Vijikumar Gopikrishnan Vijikumar Commissioned by a couple deeply entrenche... More

Project • By Seraro by Ramical • Shops

Amura

Amura is a two-level retail environment designed to turn shopping into an experience. Its program connects women’s, men’s, and children’s retail with a café, accessories, and lounge areas, creating a fluid journey that encourages discovery, interaction, and longer stays. The design brings together brand experience, customer flow, and commercial strategy to create a space designed not only to sell, but to strengthen the business behind it. Seraro by Ramical Seraro by Ramical Seraro by Ramical Seraro by Ramical More

Project • By Nota Architects • Shops

Spitfire Roastery

In contemporary China, cafés, independent shops, bistros and other forms of urban lifestyle are increasingly finding their way into the countryside. Beyond providing places to consume, rural destinations need spaces that can generate activities, foster connections and bring people back. Spitfire Roastery responds to this shift by transforming a coffee roasting factory into a new form of Lifestyle Infrastructure — a place that reconnects production, consumption, leisure and public life. Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption SPITFIRE is one of China’s early specialty coffee brands. Since opening its first café in 2012, it has developed an integrated roasting, training and supply-chain syst... More

Project • By STUDIO4/301 • Shops

Yeyeland Concept Store

 Humans have collected and used minerals since the earliest civilisations. While some are prized as gemstones, many others remain quietly embedded in everyday life through glass, cement, ceramics, salt and graphite. Despite their ubiquity, their origins, structures and practical contributions are often overlooked. Founded by a group of young mineral collectors, Yeyeland seeks to share its appreciation of minerals with a wider audience. Alongside geological specimens, the brand creates desserts inspired by crystalline forms, translating minerals into edible and multisensory experiences. YUUUUNSTUDIO YUUUUNSTUDIO YUUUUNSTUDIO For Yeyeland’s store, STUDIO 4/301 brought together mineral exhibition, retail and dessert... More

Project • By Seth Powers Photography • Shops

HARMAY Beijing Hopson One

What if products were treated like art? Collected rather than consumed, archived rather than displayed, experienced rather than sold. Over the years, AIM Architecture and HARMAY have worked closely to redefine what a store can be, moving beyond retail to create spaces that foster curiosity, community, and cultural exchange. HARMAY, a pioneering beauty retailer known for its unconventional warehouse aesthetic and curated approach, has built a loyal following by turning shopping into a process of exploration. Seth Powers Seth Powers Seth Powers Located in Beijing’s Hopson One Mall, the new HARMAY flagship continues this dialogue. The project interrogates one of the most utilitarian spaces of the art world—the sto... More

Project • By Seth Powers Photography • Exhibitions

TOTEME Tokyo StandBy

TOTEME staged its first art exhibition in Japan at the iconic StandBy Gallery in Tokyo in November 2025.  In ‘Silhouettes’, renowned Swedish artist Mats Gustafson interpreted the Fall Winter 25 collection through large-scale watercolors that distilled each look to its purest form: shape, proportion, and texture. Presented alongside film from the Paris runway show, the works transformed precise garments into organic gestures, expressing the structure and ease that define TOTEME.  Seth Powers Seth Powers Known for his elegant and minimal aesthetic that redefined the language of fashion illustration, Mats Gustafson rendered TOTEME’s sculptural silhouettes in essential line and tone. Taw cement surfaces s... More

Project • By MT.A • Shops

Tarô Café, Concept Store and Tattoo Studio

Designed by the architects of MT.A Studio, Tarô combines a café, concept store and tattoo studio within a compact three-level interior in the historic district of Alfama, Lisbon. The architects were commissioned to transform a heritage building located near one of the city’s oldest surviving houses, working under strict preservation regulations that limited structural intervention, mechanical systems and acoustic impact. Xenia Bunina Caption Xenia Bunina Xenia Bunina The architects developed an interior strategy focused on spatial continuity rather than separating the three programs. A sculptural deep-green architectural volume becomes the central element of the project, extending across levels to for... More

Project • By KO-arch • Trade Shows

OMG Exhibition Booth

Designed for OMG, a bathroom accessories manufacturer, this stand was developed for UNICERA 2019. The project departs from the conventional panel-based display systems commonly seen in trade fairs and proposes a new exhibition language defined by space and light. Evren Öztürk The linear character of the stand is reinforced by an underlit display table. This element functions not only as a presentation surface, but also as a “meeting line” designed for discussions, product examination, and client interactions. Positioned at the center of the space, this illuminated axis defines the social and functional core of the stand.  Evren Öztürk Instead of classical panels onto which accessories are mou... More

Project • By Vasconi Architectes By Thomas Schinko • Offices

Laval "Le Trèfle"

Located in the heart of the new Laval High Speed district, just 50 meters walking distance from the Train station. Terreal Terreal Office development within the existing urban block totaling 5,099 sqm GFA, including 4,656 sqm of office space, 443 sqm of retail space, residential units, and a two-level parking facility providing 44 parking spaces. Certification: RT 2012 –10%Completion: March 2019 Vasconi Architectes More

Project • By Little Diversified Architectural Consulting • Shops

Burtonsville Crossing

Originally built in 1985 and long anchored by a Giants grocery store and beloved neighborhood retailers, Burtonsville Crossing once served as a familiar community hub. Over time, vacancy, end-of-life building systems, and an outdated architectural identity diminished both its performance and appeal. Yet the Burtonsville community has repeatedly shown the site’s potential to become more, notably through the 2019 Burtonsville Placemaking Festival where local music, food trucks, sports areas, and pop-up art transformed the center into a lively, people-first destination. Drawing directly from that energy, the revitalization of Burtonsville Crossing repositions the shopping center as a multi-modal, multi-experienced place that welcomes dri... More

Project • By Landini Associates • Shops

T2 Tea – Melbourne Central

Landini Associates has reunited with T2, over a decade on from their first collaboration, to deliver a new concept store at Melbourne Central. The project is the first stage in a reinvention of the brand ahead of its 30th anniversary in 2026. Trevor Mein Steeped in History – Tea Beats FashionLandini Associates and T2 first worked together in 2014, on the company’s HQ, their Australian retail formats, and the brand’s first international stores in London and New York. Celebrated for celebrated for “rethinking the tea house for a new generation”, that work received global recognition, including the prestigious Retail Design Institute of America’s International Store of the Year award. The project famou... More

Project • By mode:lina™ • Shops

Gusta atelier

In the heart of Poznań’s Jeżyce district, often referred to as the Polish Berlin, at the intersection of Staszica and Szamarzewskiego streets, lies Atelier Gusta. This space is the result of an inspiring collaboration between GUSTA Jewellery, Von Motz, and mode:lina™. Patryk Lewiński / mode:lina™   It all began with a dilapidated grocery store featuring impressive, tall semicircular display windows covered with advertisements for popular salads. Located on the ground floor of a beautiful early 20th-century tenement house, both the premises and the building had been waiting for years to regain their former glory. The task of renovating the space was entrusted to the designers from mode:lina™. This was a p... More

Project • By Canopy Fitouts • Shops

Blackhearts & Sparrow - Thornbury

Set within Thornbury’s bustling High Street, the new Blackhearts & Sparrow store exemplifies the brand’s ethos of curating exceptional products within thoughtfully designed spaces. Canopy Fitouts created a fitout that reflects both the warmth and sophistication of Blackhearts & Sparrow and the distinctive character of its surroundings. The design produces an environment authentic to its locale while remaining distinctly ‘Blackhearts’. Thornbury’s High Street has an eclectic, lively atmosphere, translated into an interior that invites customers to explore and linger. The space balances functionality for staff with an immersive customer experience, ensuring efficiency behind the scenes and a polished, en... More

Project • By X+Living • Shops

POP MART Bangkok ICON SIAM Flagship Store

POP MART has once again collaborated with X+Living to launch a new store at Icon Siam in Bangkok, Thailand, which is acclaimed as one of the “top luxury shopping landmarks in Southeast Asia.” The POP MART Shanghai Nanjing East Road Hongyi Flagship Store, which was completed in 2022 and opened in September of the same year, was also designed by X+Living. As a landmark store, this new location not only demonstrates the brand's cultural influence worldwide but also affirms its rising momentum in the international market. SFAP SFAP Nighttime architectural view The designer uses dreams as a narrative thread, organizing the space from exterior to interior and from bottom to top, connecting a fantastical dreamscape through... More