All Blog Posts Tagged 'retail' (9)

The Orange Cube is a vibrant 6,300-square-foot structure on the edge of the Saône River in a converted industrial zone in Lyon, France.  Surrounded mostly by grey buildings, the bold design by Paris-based architecture practice Jakob +…

The traditional grey world of convention center buildings is flipped on its head by the multi-colored glass facade of the Palais des Congrès in Montreal.  Five-foot by 12-foot glass panels in pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue line the west side of the…

The interior design for the Stuart Weitzman flagship store evolved from the concept of shoes as a delightfully anticipated gift.  Milan based architect Fabio…

The Jewel Box, designed by Indian firm SDeG, accommodates administrative office space and – rather appropriately – retail space for precious stones.  The design…

The concept design behind the Star Performing Arts Center is the desire to blur the boundaries between retail and cultural zones, as well as indoor and outdoor spaces.   Located at Vista Xchange in Singapore,…

Mercabarna Flor is Barcelona’s 15,000 square-meter flower market.  The building by Willy Muller Architects is brightened by sections of brightly…

The Gasometers in the Simmering district of Vienna were originally built between 1896 and 1899 to supply town gas to Vienna.  As technology changed, they fell out of use, and later were declared historic landmarks in 1978.  In 1995, Vienna called for…

Creating a distinctive zigzag roofline, the Kubuswoningen, or Cubehouses, in Rotterdam are the work of the late Dutch architect Piet Blom.  He considered his design an abstract tree, with the entire…

Blue Crystal is the elegant concept proposed by Sven Sauer,…