In 2011 we fitted out a lingerie shop in Manhattan for emerging brand, Journelle. We flooded the shop with natural light by removing the suspended ceiling and replacing the shop window with low-iron clear glass. Curved white joinery and translucent curtains created light, soft and sensuous spaces inside.
Project
- Use: Retail
- Location: Manhattan, NY, USA
- Status: Completed
- Size: GIA 100 m²
- Date: Completed: 2013
- Press:
Team
- Client: Journelle
- Architect of record: RAND Engineering
- Lighting: Regency Architectural Lighting
- Photography © Amy Barkow
“A thoughtfully designed store that features all things lingerie.”
NY Mag
PROCESS
In this store design a curved geometry is applied to every scale of the design: from the bent-glass corner window with its fluted concrete knee-wall; to the curved cabinets with undulating laminated-timber panels; to the layers of curtains in the changing rooms and the rippled frit pattern on the windows.
The geometry softens the rigid materials required for the high-traffic store, creating a sensuous space, reminiscent of a grand boudoir.
By raising the ceiling heights and maximising natural light through the generous corner window we created a bright, airy store, appropriate to the brand’s new location on the Upper East Side.
