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A diagonal wall clad in copper plates partially hides the interior of this boutique in Tenjin Fukuoka, Japan, by Japanese architect Toru Shimokawa of STAD.

The copper pieces are sized to match those of the stone floor tiles, and will oxidise over time as a result of shoppers touching the surface.

Called Trent Vioro, the boutique is located inside a mall.

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The following information is from the architect:

Trent Vioro

Boutique in VIORO in Tenjin Fukuoka.

Client make me two contrary requests, one is open facade in order to invite guests and another is closed interior not to be seen from outside.

As a solution, We constructed the closed shop like wrapped up that has a wide opened facade with a hanging diagonal wall to the opposite angle that also meets fire department’s requirements in shopping mall.

And this inclined facade wall crossing with elevator line made up a peculiar visual. The facade wall is covered with hundreds of copper sheets same size as the stone plates on the floor. Hundreds of copper sheets on the facade wall same size as the stone plates on the floor, going to lose lustre by touch of people who are interested in, and their color turns reddish-brown (It’s only copper and bronze) by oxidation and corroding as time goes by.

By reason that TRENT has established shops on streets by this time, I intend to create their brand image by using materials such as copper, stones, concrete blocks and scaffold just like other TRENT shops been done.

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White lighting tracks with red edging swoop across the ceiling in this Shanghai supermarket by Head Architecture of China.

Called Lotus Fresh, the flagship store for the Lotus chain of shops is divided into two areas, with fresh produce in one, and preserved food and beauty products in the other.

Wooden canopies hang above display stands.

The information below is from the designers:

Lotus Fresh

Lotus is a well established brand in China with 70 supermarkets across the country. In an effort to appeal to discerning shoppers in the Pudong area and to compete with the many new luxury food brands moving in to the Shanghai, Lotus commissioned HEAD to develop a new flagship store transitioning from 100% local brands, toward a larger component of foreign products and services.

The store has been re-planned around two main areas.

Firstly a fresh section, followed by the dry area which encompasses non-food, beauty and preserved items. Many demonstration areas feature tables and customisable columns.

New chilled display counters are combined with back wall super graphics and timber canopies. New low-level shelving and counters across the fresh area create clear vistas to the back wall making the store feel larger and more open.

The open market appearance is further enhanced by open ceilings and a set of store graphics that incorporate clear hand scripted fonts in Chinese and English. New staff uniforms and training were a key component in the successful relaunch of the store in January 2010.

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Project Address: B1, Superbrand Mall, Shanghai, China.
Total Area: 44,000 sq. ft.
Project designer in charge: Mark Panckhurst
Project design team: Robert Weller, Ceci Yuen, Karen Yim

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