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Snøhetta creates Holzweiler’s store informed by Norwegian coastline
CategoriesInterior Design

Snøhetta creates Holzweiler’s store informed by Norwegian coastline

By Zarkon Group,

Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a shop for fashion and lifestyle brand Holzweiler in Chengdu, China, informed by its Norwegian heritage.

Located in Taikoo Li mall in central Chengdu, the 130-square-metre store is Norwegian brand Holzweiler‘s first outpost outside of Scandinavia.

Holzweiler Chengdu store by Snøhetta
The exterior of the store is covered with LED screen

“The store features recurring themes of currents, reflections and contrasts inspired by landscapes and coastal movements, a bespoke concept of the forces of norwegian nature playing on our shared heritage,” Snøhetta explained.

“With the aim of transporting Holzweiler’s love and deep respect for its origins, there is an immediate and consistent reference to the natural world that harks to the brand’s home country.”

Holzweiler Chengdu store by Snøhetta
The interiors nod to the Norwegian coastal lines

The exterior of the store features a full-size LED screen, which will be used to display campaigns that showcase that brand’s connection to nature.

A glass wall framed with wavy lines divides the LED screen into two parts, revealing the store’s warm clay-toned interiors to visitors.

Holzweiler Chengdu store by Snøhetta
The reflective surface of the ceiling resembles sky and ocean

The entrance of the store was crafted from floor-to-ceiling sand-blasted stone that extend to the product display area where mechanical arms present Holzweiler’s signature silk, lambswool and cashmere scarf designs.

Wavy lines were widely adopted inside the store, as a nod to to the shorelines along Norway’s extensive coastline. A series of hanging lights were suspended from the reflective surface of the ceiling, which was clad in steel with a sandblasted finish.

The clothing racks made with the same steal material run along the curved wall, while the forms of the display tables placed in the centre of the space were designed to evoke coastal rock formations.

Natural materials were used throughout the store, sourced locally from China. Meanwhile, all fixtures within the store were designed to be flexibly dissembled and repurposed in the future.

Holzweiler Chengdu store by Snøhetta
A hero wall with mechanical arms is used to present Holzweiler’s signature products

The point of sale area is tucked away at the back of the store separated from the main shopping area to provide privacy for customers.

Snøhetta is a long-term collaborator of Holzweiler’s, having designed the company’s flagship store and showroom in Oslo, as well as its first international outpost in Copenhagen.

The Studio has recently completed a planetarium in France, featuring two domes surrounded by sweeping wooden walls and a shingle-clad viewing tower in Austria.

The photography is courtesy of Holzweiler.

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wooden hedge facade enfolds villa on the coastline of stockholm
CategoriesArchitecture

wooden hedge facade enfolds villa on the coastline of stockholm

By Zarkon Group,

‘Fenced Maximalism’ stands on a coastal area of Sweden

 

Swedish architectural studio Byggfenomen takes over a domestic villa program congested inside a fence-like facade located in a coastal area of Stockholm. Standing on the eastern waterfront region of the capital, the residence is surrounded by weathered pine trees that divide the landscape plane into vertical strips while the low and harsh ground cover gradually transforms into naked bedrock towards the waterline, a typical disposition of seafront topography. Emerging from the dense vegetation, the wooden cladding enclosing the structure expands vertically fusing with the woodland and leaving specific external surfaces uncovered. The openings set up glass frames overlooking the scenery. Deviating from conventional villa-type structures spreading the program on the site, ‘Fenced Maximalism’ assembles all functions within the defined plan, namely the lawn, flowerbed, pond, gravel, breakfast terrace, evening terrace, conservatory, social space, guestroom, bedroom, bathroom, wine cellar, kitchen.

wooden hedge facade enfolds villa on the coastline of stockholm
all images by Henrik Nielsen

 

 

The layout spreads ten levels treated with specific materiality

 

To avoid the elimination of trees and plantation on the site, the plot condenses all indoor and outdoor functions inside a strictly defined plan forming a fence structure that applies wood cladding throughout the exterior. The double-skin facade blends with the surrounding nature allowing open views from specific parts where the hedge subsides and through the vertical slits of the sheltering formation. The project by Stockholm-based studio Byggfenomen distributes ten levels laying out each zone on the plan treated with specific materiality.

 

The planes overlap and connect in a spiral-like circulation and the intersections are emphasized in different ways to allow sensory negotiations between the environments. The different layers of the construction present convenient spaces and features, such as the ‘Bacchus’ temple that shapes a folding framework stored beneath the building cooling the wine naturally before it is elevated into the common dining area. Another sufficient element is the rainwater collector holding the water on one floor and draining it as a natural shower in the pond below.

wooden hedge facade enfolds villa on the coastline of stockholm
the wooden cladding enclosing the structure expands vertically merging with the woodland

wooden hedge facade enfolds villa on the coastline of stockholm
the double-skin facade allows light to pass through the vertical slits of the sheltering formation

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