MVRDV’s unique glass floor in Etam’s Parisian lingerie store
MVRDV has completed a new flagship store in Paris for French lingerie brand Etam.
A 19th century Haussmann building has been renovated as Etam's flagship Paris store by removing internal barriers and adding a glass floor. In the design, respect for the historic building and commitment to preservation is combined with an unexpected and unique shopping experience; like the lingerie on display, the store is revealing and intimate at the same time.
The project occupies a corner site on Boulevard Haussmann directly across from the Galeries Lafayette department store, in one of the prime shopping locations in Paris near the Opera Garnier. MVRDV’s design takes advantage of the building’s wedge-shaped floor plan by stripping back the exterior as much as possible, highlighting the building’s clean classical appearance, allowing plenty of light to enter the Etam store from both sides, and creating large windows for display.
Stripping back the exterior highlights the building’s clean classical appearance, allows light to enter from both sides, and creates large windows for display.
Spanish family home renovated by Zooco Estudio
The main intention was to generate a timeless and neutral design through the continuity of both materials and colours.
The whole dwelling is paved with big ceramic tiles in dark colour while the continuous walls embrace the storage behind the white panels of the wardrobes.
In the living area, the storage is transformed in its upper part into metallic in gross finish racks with retro illumination.
FILD’s new interior project in Kyiv, Ukraine
The goal was to create a spacious, uncluttered interior reflecting the apartment owner’s “less is more” philosophy in a unique and timeless appearance.
The well-combined materials, patterns, and textures create an attractive, mature perception of the dwelling. The general mood of the apartment reflects a modern, sophisticated, tranquil in colour, quality space. The main area consists of a casual lounge zone, a dining area, an open kitchen, and two separate terrace entrances.
The master bedroom unveils pure simplicity, the bed frame was primarily designed to provide its owner with a flawless power nap. A two by two metre mattress base offers unlimited freedom of sleeping positions and a well-balanced side bed area gives an opportunity for a multilevel seating disposition. The low bed type structure refers to the modern Asian style influence.
Perkins&Will win CoreNet NY’s Project of the Year with Guardian Life’s HQ
After occupying seven Hanover Square in downtown Manhattan for nearly 20 years, Guardian Life Insurance undertook a major change of pace. In 2019, they moved their offices to the up-and-coming Hudson Yards development on the 20, 21, and 22 floors of 10 Hudson Yards.
The objective was to create a new workplace that would actively engage their customers and employees. The space integrates the latest technologies and has the flexibility to adapt over time for evolving business needs.
The approach leveraged Guardian’s brand and culture to create a bespoke workplace that balances office efficiency with world-class amenities to promote a memorable user experience. These amenities include a business lounge, a cafeteria with a full cooking kitchen, a multi-purpose town hall, tech bars, as well as broadcast spaces.
Due to its proximity to the High Line, a public park built on freight rail tracks along Manhattan’s West Side, Perkins&Will wanted to emphasise the views and bring the greenery inside. To accomplish this, they translated the lines and patterns of precast concrete pavers from the High Line onto a vertical backlit feature wall using channel glass.
Shenzhen’s Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition opens
Designed by the Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au and Atelier Bruckner who designed the exhibition, the museum is set out over an area of just under 8,500 sq m.
The Urban Planning Museum portrays the urban-planning history of this futuristic city. It shows Shenzhen in all its vitality, characterised as it is and has been by continuous change and growth.
Following the motto "Shenzhen is Vitality", the permanent exhibition is divided into three large areas, each with a specific theme, "City Co-Existence", "City Co-Construction" and "City Co-Wish". A floor is dedicated to each theme. The basic design concept is a grid system, a symbol for the abstract process of urban planning. Within the grid, visitors gradually get closer and closer to the city. All the floors and the contents are connected to each other by the "Shenzhen Lens", an impressive, multi-media installation with a diameter of 15 m that is located in the atrium, which goes 50 m right up to the top of the building.
In the "City Co-Existence" area, visitors initially view the city of Shenzhen from a distance. An extensive floor graphic illustrates the scenic interrelationships, the coastline and the surrounding mountainous area. White models show parts of the landscape and convey the idea of abstractly conceived urban planning in relation to the given geographical reality and the pre-existing resources. Augmented reality breathes life into the models: the landscape changes due to its inhabitants; animals begin to stir and colours shown on the display motivate people to obtain further information.