These days, many shopping trips feel more like something to get over with than something to enjoy. Between packed aisles, bright lights and the convenience of online shopping, the physical store has had to find a new reason to exist.<\/p>\n
These eight A+Award-winning projects have done exactly that. Whether it\u2019s a music gallery composed like a musical score, a salon designed around sound, a pavilion hidden within a public garden or a knife store where the craft is as captivating as the products, each offers something increasingly rare: a place you\u2019d happily spend time in, even if you leave empty-handed.<\/p>\n
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<\/del>The Corner House<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Department of ARCHITECTURE<\/a>, San Juan City, Philippines<\/h4>\nJury Winner, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
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While retail has long relied on climate-controlled interiors to shield shoppers from the outside world, The Corner House finds its character by inviting that world in. Designed for Manila\u2019s tropical climate, the building breathes through an open-air atrium, operable louvers and a lightweight steel frame that shifts with changing weather.<\/p>\n
Instead of the familiar procession of escalators and enclosed corridors, a 1,640-foot (500-meter) ramp winds through restaurants, exhibitions and gathering spaces, turning circulation into an activity of its own. Visitors are free to drift, pause and take different routes, making the journey through the building feel as rewarding as any destination waiting along the way.<\/p>\n
\nApple Miami Worldcenter<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Gensler<\/a>, Miami, Florida<\/h4>\nPopular Choice Winner, Retail, 14th Annual A+Awards<\/h5>\n
Apple Miami Worldcenter asks surprisingly little of the skyline. Instead, it lets the landscape do much of the talking. A low pavilion settles into a public garden where shaded paths and native planting soften the approach, making arrival feel gradual rather than prescribed. Expansive glass keeps the plaza visually connected to the interior, so there is little sense of crossing from one world into another.<\/p>\n
Inside, mass timber, handcrafted plaster and biopolymer terrazzo replace the polished uniformity often associated with contemporary retail. Together, they create an atmosphere that feels calm, tactile and unmistakably rooted in Miami\u2019s climate and character.<\/p>\n
\nTojiro Knife Gallery Tokyo<\/a><\/h3>\nBy L\/O (KATATA YOSHISHITO DESIGN)<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan<\/h4>\n A knife store probably isn\u2019t the first place you\u2019d expect to linger. Yet TOJIRO Knife Gallery Tokyo has a way of making time disappear. What begins as a search for the right blade gradually becomes an introduction to Japanese knife culture, where sharpening is treated as carefully as forging. Visitors pause to watch artisans at work, browse displays inspired by the relationship between knife and whetstone and discover a philosophy built around using, maintaining and passing tools from one generation to the next. Factory-inspired iron grids and wood wool cement boards lend the compact gallery the quiet honesty of a workshop, making the craft feel tangible at every turn.<\/p>\n
\nSalt Salon<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Unknown Works<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n Here\u2019s a question you don\u2019t hear every day: what should a haircut sound like? SALT Salon Borough builds an entire salon around that idea. Every floor has its own acoustic atmosphere, shaped by custom loudspeakers, sound-absorbing furniture and carefully tuned materials.<\/p>\n
A listening room hosts performances and conversations after hours, giving the building a life that stretches well beyond hair appointments. Like the best projects in this collection, it finds a reason for visitors to stay long after the original purpose of their visit has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n
\nMonos Georgetown<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Leckie Studio Architecture + Design<\/a>, Washington, DC, United States<\/h4>\n Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\n
Even the products are given room to breathe. Instead of competing for attention, the architecture encourages visitors to pause, look more carefully and settle into a pace that feels increasingly rare in contemporary shopping.<\/p>\n
\nMousavi \u2013 music instruments store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
By Department of ARCHITECTURE<\/a>, San Juan City, Philippines<\/h4>\nJury Winner, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
While retail has long relied on climate-controlled interiors to shield shoppers from the outside world, The Corner House finds its character by inviting that world in. Designed for Manila\u2019s tropical climate, the building breathes through an open-air atrium, operable louvers and a lightweight steel frame that shifts with changing weather.<\/p>\n
Instead of the familiar procession of escalators and enclosed corridors, a 1,640-foot (500-meter) ramp winds through restaurants, exhibitions and gathering spaces, turning circulation into an activity of its own. Visitors are free to drift, pause and take different routes, making the journey through the building feel as rewarding as any destination waiting along the way.<\/p>\n
\nApple Miami Worldcenter<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Gensler<\/a>, Miami, Florida<\/h4>\nPopular Choice Winner, Retail, 14th Annual A+Awards<\/h5>\n
Apple Miami Worldcenter asks surprisingly little of the skyline. Instead, it lets the landscape do much of the talking. A low pavilion settles into a public garden where shaded paths and native planting soften the approach, making arrival feel gradual rather than prescribed. Expansive glass keeps the plaza visually connected to the interior, so there is little sense of crossing from one world into another.<\/p>\n
Inside, mass timber, handcrafted plaster and biopolymer terrazzo replace the polished uniformity often associated with contemporary retail. Together, they create an atmosphere that feels calm, tactile and unmistakably rooted in Miami\u2019s climate and character.<\/p>\n
\nTojiro Knife Gallery Tokyo<\/a><\/h3>\nBy L\/O (KATATA YOSHISHITO DESIGN)<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan<\/h4>\n A knife store probably isn\u2019t the first place you\u2019d expect to linger. Yet TOJIRO Knife Gallery Tokyo has a way of making time disappear. What begins as a search for the right blade gradually becomes an introduction to Japanese knife culture, where sharpening is treated as carefully as forging. Visitors pause to watch artisans at work, browse displays inspired by the relationship between knife and whetstone and discover a philosophy built around using, maintaining and passing tools from one generation to the next. Factory-inspired iron grids and wood wool cement boards lend the compact gallery the quiet honesty of a workshop, making the craft feel tangible at every turn.<\/p>\n
\nSalt Salon<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Unknown Works<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n Here\u2019s a question you don\u2019t hear every day: what should a haircut sound like? SALT Salon Borough builds an entire salon around that idea. Every floor has its own acoustic atmosphere, shaped by custom loudspeakers, sound-absorbing furniture and carefully tuned materials.<\/p>\n
A listening room hosts performances and conversations after hours, giving the building a life that stretches well beyond hair appointments. Like the best projects in this collection, it finds a reason for visitors to stay long after the original purpose of their visit has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n
\nMonos Georgetown<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Leckie Studio Architecture + Design<\/a>, Washington, DC, United States<\/h4>\n Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\n
Even the products are given room to breathe. Instead of competing for attention, the architecture encourages visitors to pause, look more carefully and settle into a pace that feels increasingly rare in contemporary shopping.<\/p>\n
\nMousavi \u2013 music instruments store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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While retail has long relied on climate-controlled interiors to shield shoppers from the outside world, The Corner House finds its character by inviting that world in. Designed for Manila\u2019s tropical climate, the building breathes through an open-air atrium, operable louvers and a lightweight steel frame that shifts with changing weather.<\/p>\nBy Gensler<\/a>, Miami, Florida<\/h4>\nPopular Choice Winner, Retail, 14th Annual A+Awards<\/h5>\n
Apple Miami Worldcenter asks surprisingly little of the skyline. Instead, it lets the landscape do much of the talking. A low pavilion settles into a public garden where shaded paths and native planting soften the approach, making arrival feel gradual rather than prescribed. Expansive glass keeps the plaza visually connected to the interior, so there is little sense of crossing from one world into another.<\/p>\n
Inside, mass timber, handcrafted plaster and biopolymer terrazzo replace the polished uniformity often associated with contemporary retail. Together, they create an atmosphere that feels calm, tactile and unmistakably rooted in Miami\u2019s climate and character.<\/p>\n
\nTojiro Knife Gallery Tokyo<\/a><\/h3>\nBy L\/O (KATATA YOSHISHITO DESIGN)<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan<\/h4>\n A knife store probably isn\u2019t the first place you\u2019d expect to linger. Yet TOJIRO Knife Gallery Tokyo has a way of making time disappear. What begins as a search for the right blade gradually becomes an introduction to Japanese knife culture, where sharpening is treated as carefully as forging. Visitors pause to watch artisans at work, browse displays inspired by the relationship between knife and whetstone and discover a philosophy built around using, maintaining and passing tools from one generation to the next. Factory-inspired iron grids and wood wool cement boards lend the compact gallery the quiet honesty of a workshop, making the craft feel tangible at every turn.<\/p>\n
\nSalt Salon<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Unknown Works<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n Here\u2019s a question you don\u2019t hear every day: what should a haircut sound like? SALT Salon Borough builds an entire salon around that idea. Every floor has its own acoustic atmosphere, shaped by custom loudspeakers, sound-absorbing furniture and carefully tuned materials.<\/p>\n
A listening room hosts performances and conversations after hours, giving the building a life that stretches well beyond hair appointments. Like the best projects in this collection, it finds a reason for visitors to stay long after the original purpose of their visit has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n
\nMonos Georgetown<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Leckie Studio Architecture + Design<\/a>, Washington, DC, United States<\/h4>\n Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\n
Even the products are given room to breathe. Instead of competing for attention, the architecture encourages visitors to pause, look more carefully and settle into a pace that feels increasingly rare in contemporary shopping.<\/p>\n
\nMousavi \u2013 music instruments store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Apple Miami Worldcenter asks surprisingly little of the skyline. Instead, it lets the landscape do much of the talking. A low pavilion settles into a public garden where shaded paths and native planting soften the approach, making arrival feel gradual rather than prescribed. Expansive glass keeps the plaza visually connected to the interior, so there is little sense of crossing from one world into another.<\/p>\nBy L\/O (KATATA YOSHISHITO DESIGN)<\/a>, Tokyo, Japan<\/h4>\n A knife store probably isn\u2019t the first place you\u2019d expect to linger. Yet TOJIRO Knife Gallery Tokyo has a way of making time disappear. What begins as a search for the right blade gradually becomes an introduction to Japanese knife culture, where sharpening is treated as carefully as forging. Visitors pause to watch artisans at work, browse displays inspired by the relationship between knife and whetstone and discover a philosophy built around using, maintaining and passing tools from one generation to the next. Factory-inspired iron grids and wood wool cement boards lend the compact gallery the quiet honesty of a workshop, making the craft feel tangible at every turn.<\/p>\n
\nSalt Salon<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Unknown Works<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n Here\u2019s a question you don\u2019t hear every day: what should a haircut sound like? SALT Salon Borough builds an entire salon around that idea. Every floor has its own acoustic atmosphere, shaped by custom loudspeakers, sound-absorbing furniture and carefully tuned materials.<\/p>\n
A listening room hosts performances and conversations after hours, giving the building a life that stretches well beyond hair appointments. Like the best projects in this collection, it finds a reason for visitors to stay long after the original purpose of their visit has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n
\nMonos Georgetown<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Leckie Studio Architecture + Design<\/a>, Washington, DC, United States<\/h4>\n Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\n
Even the products are given room to breathe. Instead of competing for attention, the architecture encourages visitors to pause, look more carefully and settle into a pace that feels increasingly rare in contemporary shopping.<\/p>\n
\nMousavi \u2013 music instruments store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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A knife store probably isn\u2019t the first place you\u2019d expect to linger. Yet TOJIRO Knife Gallery Tokyo has a way of making time disappear. What begins as a search for the right blade gradually becomes an introduction to Japanese knife culture, where sharpening is treated as carefully as forging. Visitors pause to watch artisans at work, browse displays inspired by the relationship between knife and whetstone and discover a philosophy built around using, maintaining and passing tools from one generation to the next. Factory-inspired iron grids and wood wool cement boards lend the compact gallery the quiet honesty of a workshop, making the craft feel tangible at every turn.<\/p>\nBy Unknown Works<\/a>, London, United Kingdom<\/h4>\n Here\u2019s a question you don\u2019t hear every day: what should a haircut sound like? SALT Salon Borough builds an entire salon around that idea. Every floor has its own acoustic atmosphere, shaped by custom loudspeakers, sound-absorbing furniture and carefully tuned materials.<\/p>\n
A listening room hosts performances and conversations after hours, giving the building a life that stretches well beyond hair appointments. Like the best projects in this collection, it finds a reason for visitors to stay long after the original purpose of their visit has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n
\nMonos Georgetown<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Leckie Studio Architecture + Design<\/a>, Washington, DC, United States<\/h4>\n Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\n
Even the products are given room to breathe. Instead of competing for attention, the architecture encourages visitors to pause, look more carefully and settle into a pace that feels increasingly rare in contemporary shopping.<\/p>\n
\nMousavi \u2013 music instruments store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Here\u2019s a question you don\u2019t hear every day: what should a haircut sound like? SALT Salon Borough builds an entire salon around that idea. Every floor has its own acoustic atmosphere, shaped by custom loudspeakers, sound-absorbing furniture and carefully tuned materials.<\/p>\nBy Leckie Studio Architecture + Design<\/a>, Washington, DC, United States<\/h4>\n Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\n
Even the products are given room to breathe. Instead of competing for attention, the architecture encourages visitors to pause, look more carefully and settle into a pace that feels increasingly rare in contemporary shopping.<\/p>\n
\nMousavi \u2013 music instruments store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Occupying a narrow historic storefront, Monos Georgetown relies on rhythm rather than spectacle, using a procession of plaster arches to shape movement through the space. The pared-back palette of plaster, metal and mirror lets texture and light take the lead, while mirrored walls quietly stretch the compact interior beyond its physical limits.<\/p>\nBy Neda Mirani architecture studio<\/a>, Tehran, Iran<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\n
\nLocaly Store<\/a><\/h3>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Mousavi Music Gallery makes a convincing attempt to capture the feeling of music before a single note is played. Rhythm, flow and the parallel strings of the santur become the building blocks of a compact interior that unfolds like a musical score. A procession of slender partitions creates a series of semi-transparent galleries, revealing and concealing instruments in equal measure as visitors move through the space. Their arched forms draw on Baharestan\u2019s architectural language, while subtle shifts in spacing, height and light establish a quiet sense of tempo.<\/p>\nBy DA bureau<\/a>, Moscow, Russia<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\n
The layout gradually transitions from an eclectic collection of household objects to a quieter textile room, offering a welcome break from the visual density. Warm colors and furniture inspired by the 1970s complete an atmosphere that encourages wandering at your own pace.<\/p>\n
\nBeymen Tersane<\/a><\/h3>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s <\/i>14th Annual A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>. Subscribe to our <\/i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a> to receive future program updates.<\/i><\/p>\nThe post 8 Award-Winning Projects That Give \u201cRetail Therapy\u201d a Whole New Meaning<\/a> appeared first on Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The jury and the public have had their say \u2014 discover the remarkable winners of Architizer’s 14th Annual A+Awards. Subscribe to our Awards Newsletter to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2937,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions\/2937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandxdomains.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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In this uniquely charming store, shopping feels more like a treasure hunt. Inspired by the aesthetics of a Soviet lost-and-found, the architects filled the historic interior with freestanding shelving that creates one small discovery after another.<\/p>\nBy Beymen Group<\/a>, Beyo\u011flu, \u0130stanbul, T\u00fcrkiye<\/h4>\nSpecial Mention, 14th Annual A+Awards, Retail<\/h5>\n
For six centuries, this building served as part of the Ottoman shipyards along Istanbul\u2019s Golden Horn. Today, it welcomes visitors for an entirely different reason. Beymen Tersane preserves the historic sequence of galleries, using a flexible interior system that adapts to changing collections while leaving the original architecture in full view. Rather than filling every corner with merchandise, the design gives the building space to speak for itself, making the walk through the store feel as memorable as the products on display.<\/p>\n
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