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Glass blocks divide Eye Eye optical store by Best Practice Architecture

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Local studio Best Practice Architecture has used punchy colours, glass bricks and dichroic glass inside an optometry store in Seattle 's Leschi neighbourhood. For Eye Eye 's second location, founder Will Pentecost got back in touch with Best Practice Architecture , which had completed the brand's first brick-and-mortar store back in 2015.

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Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

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On the interior, Chinese architecture studio Offhand Practice hoped to create a relaxed shopping environment despite the large number of goods on offer, which includes more than 2,000 pieces of clothing. Both levels have an open-plan layout with circulation routes defined by shelving and clothes rails.

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Natural materials create "a sense of refuge" in Kyiv boutique Friends of Fashion

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Arched doorways connect the spaces within the store The textiles and white plastered surfaces are contrasted with dark wooden panelling and stainless-steel hanging rails in some of the rooms.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

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A muted, monochrome selection of materials creates a serene atmosphere in both of the spaces, while the architectural elements dictate purposeful paths that connect them. Micro-cement plaster paints are used to contrast the metal, adding a rougher texture against the smooth surfaces.

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David Rockwell’s 2021 Oscars set is both “intimate and grand”

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The set design was developed to complement the existing architecture of the station, and evoke the “aspirational aesthetic long associated with Hollywood”, according to Rockwell Group. Image courtesy of Spencer Lowell for Rockwell Group A contrasting, cool-toned outdoors.

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Vaga Arquitectura and Pistache Ganache wrap Brazilian store in undulating "membrane"

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In contrast to the coral walls, plush dark blue carpet – experienced after customers remove their shoes when they enter – directs circulation between the spaces and leads to the secluded Blue Room in the back corner offering "an immersive and automated experience, with controlled sound, light, and temperature."

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Bang & Olufsen Plants a Flagship in SoHo

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The 3700-square-foot store, located on an equally luxe corner in SoHo (Saint Laurent and Chanel are nearby), unfurls its extensive lineup of goods and gadgets in a refined, yet relaxed setting with a sensory-fueled design that respects the neighborhood’s historic cast-iron architecture. Veronica Bean on Behalf of TPG Architecture.

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