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Mixed Use Shopping streets and centres define the visual and social character
Offices of our towns and cities. Today retail-led regeneration provides
Residential stimulating, entertaining, and engaging places to be.
Retail
Masterplanning & Urban Design
Hotels & Resorts
Education
Health
Interior Architecture
HKR Architects is an international
architecture and design practice with
offices in Dublin, London, Manchester,
Belfast and Prague.
HKR’s portfolio of projects spans several
sectors – mixed use, offices, residential,
retail, hotels & resorts, education and
health. The practice has dedicated
capabilities in masterplanning & urban Retail
design and in Public Private Partnership
projects. It also specialises in the
design and fitout of interiors for all
types of buildings.
HKR has been designing buildings and
environments since 1992 and has gained
award-winning status internationally,
providing design-led solutions that are
functional and commercial, and highly
specific to clients’ needs.
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Designing Retail Environments
Site Discovery Making Connections
Many town centres need more retail City centre retail development stands or
capacity but appear to have no space for falls by the strength of the connections it
expansion, which leads to the justification makes to existing prime shopping areas.
for uncontrolled out-of-town alternatives. The key to this success is the ability to
create the perception that the whole
At HKR our retail team have a particular retail map is expanded, rather than a
talent for identifying sites that are often new tributary being made off the existing
overlooked by others. pedestrian flow.
HKR has extensive experience in retail So many schemes fail over time by being
design – we can identify ways to expand too inward looking and subsequently
the prime shopping area with less valuable being trumped by newer developments. In
back-land and integrate the old with the urban design terms, the creation of parallel
new seamlessly. With our combined disconnected centres can be disastrous
design-led and business focus, we know and can often become quickly obsolete.
how to achieve successful commercial
values whilst maintaining a strong urban At HKR the retail team is highly skilled
design perspective. at making these connections. The skill
lies in our ability to take as little prime
property as necessary so that all the
redeveloped land will benefit from the
uplift and intensification of the new
development.
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Designing for Customers
The Compact City Designs that simply work Creating memorable experiences
Meet Stay It is important that any major new › Grand streets and intimate lanes › Restaurants in the sunny corner with
intervention into the urban fabric of a city the right degree of separation from
› A square just where a breakout space
contains a rich, layered and varied mix of pedestrians
is needed
uses. Cities thrive on diversity - rather than › Space for entertainers, seasonal events
a single retail use which will often result in › Small places created just wide enough
and art installations that don’t look
for café seating
a deserted area in the evening. In this way empty when not in use
retail-led development acts as a catalyst › Escalators and stairs that invite
› Fountains and feature lighting that
to regenerate towns and city centres, movement and allow people to see
appear at dusk but are invisible in
transforming them into desirable places to and go
the day
live, shop, meet, eat, stay, relax and work. › Easy sight lines between retail levels
› Evening economy of cafés, restaurants
Relax At HKR we have true sector knowledge
› Buildings that have an authentic
three-dimensional form that fit the
and entertainment - spatially
overlapping with the retail streets
in the key mixed use disciplines of scale of the city
masterplanning, retail, leisure, hotels › Movement from integrated hotels and
apartments that support the urban
and offices which are required to fulfil
Customers should emotionally bond lifestyle and enhance street safety out
this vision of urban living. with a new retail development and of hours
accept it as an integral part of their daily › Quality of materials and detail
We combine understanding of how to
lives - whether or not they want to shop
maximize the value of each part of the › Architecture that delights in places and
on a particular day. quietly encloses other spaces
development with the customers’ need for
an emotional attachment to the spaces and
places we create.
Shop Eat On one level the design needs to be
simple and on another level it needs to
create a subliminal journey of discovery.
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01 Planned Urban Expansions
Creating new settlements Valuing all stakeholders
Designing retail environments is not always A proposal for the development of a
for existing city centres. new settlement has to appeal to all key
stakeholders.
Increasingly cities are looking to create
new town centres at major transport hubs Working with specialist retail agents,
in order to relieve the pressure on city HKR can develop plans which will
centres. Sites range from Brownfield sites capture the hearts and minds of
on the edge of the city to Greenfield sites investors, developers, retailers, cultural
near transport infrastructures. guardians and politicians.
At HKR we can create a retail At HKR we understand the steps that
masterplan that is the right size and need to be taken to initiate and grow these
mix for the specific location - regardless settlements from a retail-led development.
of whether it is an urban location, We can communicate our vision visually,
Brownfield or Greenfield site. intellectually and commercially to all
stakeholders.
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01 The Northern Quarter 02
The Northern Quarter is a prime retail- The current Arnotts Department Store will
led mixed use development anchored by be demolished and replaced with a new
Arnotts Department Store in the heart 320,000 sq ft state-of-the-art store, trading
of the retail core area of Dublin city over six levels.
centre. The 1.5 million sq ft development
will provide an integrated mix of retail, A decision to grant planning permission
residential, leisure and hotel facilities. was made by Dublin City Council in 2007
and construction is due to commence in
The site extends to 5.6 acres and links 2008 with completion in 2012.
O’Connell Street to the east, Henry Street
to the north, Upper Liffey Street to the west The Northern Quarter will be an
and Middle Abbey Street to the south. open street development arranged as
individual city blocks each with its own
Contemporary in design and providing architecture and identity.
a sense of place, the transformed and
pedestrianised Prince’s Street leads into the
newly created Abbey Square.
01 Abbey Square
02 Detail of Abbey Square
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This project is exactly the kind of
ambitious, visionary development the
area needs, retaining the charm of an
open-street environment but overlaying
it with the dynamism and diversity of a
modern European capital.
HKR’s design for the regeneration of
The Northern Quarter will create a lively
new shopping and entertainment area
complete with:
› New Arnotts Department Store
› Refurbishment and extension of
existing Pennys Store
› 47 new shops
› 13 cafés and bars
› Food emporium
› Sky restaurant
› 117 apartments
› 143 bedroom hotel
› Spa
› 157 car parking spaces
01 Abbey Square
02 Aerial view of development
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01 Night shot of Abbey Street
A new mixed use retail-led development anchored by a new 21st century Arnotts 02 View from Henry Street
Department Store in the heart of Dublin city centre 03 Prince’s Street
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01 Arcadia Centre 02
HKR was appointed by Glenkerrin UK to Grouped in 7 separate urban buildings the
redesign the Arcadia Shopping Centre, a 4.2 development will create:
acre site at Ealing Broadway in West London.
› 500 residential dwellings in buildings
The development will create a new mixed of varying heights from 5 to 24 storeys
use development consisting of retail,
› 200,000 sq ft of retail space with a
residential, leisure and commercial in the
mix of unit sizes and an anchor store of
town centre of Ealing with significant new
57,000 sq ft
pedestrian links, streets and civic spaces.
This will create increased connectivity and › 18,000 sq ft health and fitness club
permeability in the heart of the town. › 5,000 sq ft of commercial space
› 325 basement car spaces
A residential landmark building of 24
storeys to Haven Green and 17 storeys › renewable energy provision of 20%
towards the south marks the gateway to The development will also include new
Ealing town centre and underlines Ealing’s civic and public spaces including 2 new
position as a major residential area. squares, Station Plaza and New Square.
01 Retail plaza
02 New square
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01 Bray Town Centre 02
The Bray Town Centre scheme, located in
Co Wicklow south of Dublin, obtained
planning for the redevelopment of the
former 42 acre Bray Golf Club.
The proposed masterplan is for a mixed
use development which will provide:
› 500,000 sq ft retail
› 830 apartments
› 60,000 sq ft offices
› 103 bedroom hotel
› 25,000 sq ft riverside bars
and restaurants
› 8 screen cinema
› Crèches
› Community centre
› 4,200 car parking spaces
01 Masterplan
02 Atrium view
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A new public park, riverside promenade
and public plazas are also incorporated in
the masterplan.
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01 Overall view of scheme
02 Waterfront view
03 Model
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The Charlestown Centre is located just
north of Finglas village in county Dublin.
The shopping centre comprises
200,000 sq ft of retail space which
includes anchor tenants Dunnes and
Heatons, and 30 smaller units arranged
around a naturally ventilated and glazed
roof mall.
There is a travelator and lift access for
shopping trolleys to 500 car spaces in the
basement with additional 500 surface car
spaces adjacent to the Centre.
01 Lighting detail
02 Entrance to Centre
03 Main retail floor
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01 Sarasota Bayside 02
This pivotal urban regeneration of
downtown Sarasota will consist of over
2.5 million sq ft of retail, residential,
cultural, office and leisure amenities.
HKR’s urban design concept provides a
‘golden thread’ of luxury retail frontage
making a new urban link between the
downtown and cultural districts of
Sarasota.
Over 700 apartments and condominiums
will be located in this prestigious
harbourfront site.
01 Residential block
02 Retail plaza
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01 Killarney Town Centre 02
Killarney Town Centre is a new The site is home to the listed Malton Hotel,
600,000 sq ft mixed use development. formerly The Great Southern, and the new
The 13 acre town centre site will include development centres around this historic
a viewing tower which, at more than 270 hotel.
feet high, will act as a landmark on the
approach to the town. It will also provide One of the key challenges with this
views to the surrounding Kerry lakes and development was the impact of introducing
mountains. such a large scheme within such a
historically sensitive site. The significant
The scheme provides new pedestrian level differences across the site were
permeability within the town and proposes exploited to position a large portion of the
a number of key urban design interventions shopping mall below the hotel garden, with
which should have a significant positive distinctive roof-lights located within the
impact on the existing town core. These landscaped water features.
include two new public squares, a public
park and the viewing tower.
01 Mall entrance
02 Viewing tower at night
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The new town centre will comprise:
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› Malton Hotel - refurbishment and
120 bedroom extension
09 › Shopping mall with multi-level
retail units
07 › Spa and leisure centre
› Banqueting rooms
› Convention and exhibition centre
06 › Indoor activity centre
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› Community centre
› Offices
› Residential units
› Viewing tower
01 Offices
02 Viewing tower
03 Convention centre
04 Residential
05 Hotel extension
06 Malton Hotel
07 Mall below ground level
08 Mall entrance
09 Killarney Park Hotel
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Rostov-on-Don, located on the River Don, The mixed use scheme will comprise:
is one of the largest cities in the south of
Russia. The city is a significant river port › Over 1 million sq ft retail and leisure
and has always been of great commercial quarter
and cultural importance.
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In recent years the city has experienced › 270,000 sq ft offices
considerable economic growth and is being › 200 bedroom hotel and spa
transformed into a modern, industrial and
technology-rich hub and bustling business
centre.
HKR has been appointed by Mall
Management to design a masterplan for a
new urban quarter of over 2.5 million sq ft
in the city of Rostov-on-Don. The project
forms part of a ‘string of pearls’ which
will link the city theatre with the River
Don and a new pleasure cruise terminal
on the river.
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01 Site plan
02 'String of Pearls'
03 Aerial view
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01 Number One Ballsbridge 02
The decision to grant planning permission The mixed use buildings, including retail,
for Number One Ballsbridge will make leisure and cultural frontages, will line
way for the €600 million development of the new Shelbourne Plaza, while the
one of Dublin’s most prominent landmark new Pembroke Square will be positioned
sites. centrally in the city block and will share
frontages with adjacent buildings.
On a 2.2 acre site, the 430,000 sq ft
mixed use development, on behalf of A 15-storey residential tower, the base of
developer Glenkerrin, will include 109 which will serve as the principal entrance
apartments along with office and leisure into the residents’ concierge and internal
spaces. orangary gardens, will overlook the new
Pembroke Square.
These new buildings will be centred around
two new shopping plazas and two new
shared pedestrian streets.
01 Sketch
02 View from Pembroke Road
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A key feature of this unique project is the
horizontal approach taken to the design
of the mixed use buildings. The residential
units will be positioned on the top levels
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benefit of light levels and views which will
be enhanced by the building’s planned
crystal line façade which will include glass
louvers to control sunlight.
The office spaces will be stacked beneath,
necessarily avoiding direct sunlight and
the ground level will be given to retail,
leisure and cultural spaces, invigorating
and driving public activity to the area and
improving the life of the district. 02
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set a new benchmark for residential and
commercial development in the prestigious
Dublin 4 area and the ambitious design will
be one of the most exciting and innovative
mixed use schemes in Dublin’s city centre.
01 View from Shelbourne Road
02 Sketch
03 View of Shelbourne Plaza
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01 Adamstown District Centre
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HKR Architects forms part of a group The scale of the District Centre to the 03
of six leading Irish architectural south and the residential environment
practices commissioned by Castlethorn further north have been addressed and the
Construction to undertake the placing of the differing accommodation
development of the District Centre of reflects this. Consideration has also been
Adamstown, a new town located 15 given to particular activities on the various
minutes to the west of Dublin city centre, façades to enliven the surrounding plazas
with a projected population of 30,000. and streetscapes.
HKR’s prominent 1.3 acre site, to the north The carving of the block allows for
east of the District Centre, will consist of a maximum penetration of light to all
mixed use development of 200,000 sq ft, residential dwellings, respecting the need
which will include a 50,000 sq ft anchor for privacy and observation of the street at
retail unit and 113 apartments. all times.
The scheme forms part of the edge to the Adamstown District Centre will set a new
District Centre and the greater Adamstown benchmark for a mixed use residential and
area and is envisaged in the masterplan commercial environment, incorporating all
to form part of a brick ‘crust’ around the other social requirements.
central public buildings.
HKR’s design of the new buildings is highly
sculptural and the development will be
perceived as a solid brick volume that
has been carved and punctured to reveal
a lightweight, light-coloured inner shear 01 Detail
façade structure. 02 Sketch
03 Mixed use development
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01 Linate Airport Centre 02
The design proposal for the Linate Airport A segment of the oval-formed roof is cut
Shopping Centre in Milan provides over away to create a great glazed opening,
500,000 sq ft of retail space over a 2 level with terraces on level 2 and panoramic
development covered by a double curved vistas from the food court and fashion
elliptical roof. There will be a footbridge boutiques. This opening creates generous
leading directly to the airport. outdoor areas for the restaurants, bars and
a crèche.
The form of the building sunken into the
ground is a creative response to the very The principal anchor tenant will utilise
restrictive heights and massing allowed over 100,000 sq ft of space. The other
so close to the airport. It is designed to accommodation includes a 2 level fashion
provide landside shopping for the airport as emporium in the Central Cross Mall and a
well as the general pubic. large variety of medium and smaller sized
units.
The style of the roof is reflected in the total
plan of the building in which the Linate Throughout the Mall the retail units
Centre is formed between outer and inner are interspersed with market stalls, a
ellipses of retail. This innovative design performing space and chill-out areas. The
creates an excellent flow pattern, visibility upper level comprises fashion boutiques,
and variety of spaces. a food court, the broad expanse of the
outside terraces, Multiplex cinemas and a
health club.
01 Aerial of development
02 Retail plaza
03 View of oval roof
04 Detail of Centre 03 04
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01 Timisoara 02
Timisora is the second largest city in The proposed project is over 2 million sq ft
Romania. HKR has been working closely and incorporates a retail mall, hotel, office
with the city authorities to develop and residential accommodation.
the strategic potential of this area. Its
location, on the periphery of the old In the public realm a new square will be
town, makes it a key project in the formed with an underpass below the
redevelopment of an industrial zone that existing railway line, and there will also
sits just outside the railway line linking be a provision for a light rail station at the
the city stations. heart of the scheme.
The site has been carefully considered as
a true retail-led urban rejuvenation project
which will create new linkages between
streets and develop an area which can
become a multi-use living, working and
leisure development.
01 Masterplan
03 View of shopping mall
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2 million sq ft and incorporates a
retail mall, hotel, office and residential
accommodation.
01 Ground floor plan
02 Aerial view
03 Streetscape view
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01 Dublin City Markets 03
A collaborative design team formed by
HKR Architects, Make Architects and
Gehl Architects has been selected to
redesign and redevelop Dublin’s famous
City Markets.
Focusing on the redesign and revival of
the site of the 19th century fruit, vegetable
and fish markets near the Four Courts,
north of Dublin’s River Liffey, the project is
to be completed on behalf of the Markets
Regeneration Consortium, and forms part
of Dublin City Council’s Markets Area
Draft Framework Plan.
The brief is to develop a new gastronomic
centre for Dublin with the redeveloped
fish market site as the area’s focal point.
The brief also includes the proposed
regeneration of the Fruit and Vegetable
Market building at the heart of the mixed
use development. 02
01 View towards the Markets
02 Aerial sketch of scheme
03 Model of scheme
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In response to the brief, the strong
working collaboration between HKR, Make
and Gehl has produced a design which
opens up the site and transforms it into a
dynamic new urban focal point.
Combining world-class architecture with
the creation of a generous new public
space, the proposals will revitalise the area
with a rich mix of uses including retail and
wholesale markets, residential and office
accommodation, and food shops and
restaurants.
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01 Sketch of entrance
02 Aerial contextual 1
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01 Friars Square 02
Friars Square, a shopping mall in Aylesbury,
County Town of Buckinghamshire, was
last refurbished in the early 1990s. At this
time the main square was covered in with
a curved steel and glass roof. Currently the
square is filled with a number of small retail
and catering units with mall seating.
The new owners of Friars Square are
Brookfield. They approached HKR to redesign
the space so that it would be simplified with a
new retail ‘pod’ which will allow for a mixture
of double level shops suitable for major space
users, plus the relocation of the existing mall
kiosks. The overall objective is to provide a
greatly increased leasable area.
HKR has particularly expertise in identifying
opportunities for new retail configurations in
existing centres, even when they are already
fully let. The redesign of Friars Square is a
good example of this. The increased much-
needed retail space will inject new life into an
already strong retail centre.
01 Aerial view of the pod
02 Interior of proposed ‘Pod’
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01 Piccadilly Markets 02
Conceived as a series of urban lanterns,
these translucent market stalls serve to
illuminate the dark space of Piccadilly
Gardens with their glowing cubic form.
Hinged along a vertical spine, the cube
folds open to reveal two internal planes
that are erected to provide shelter from
the elements. Internally the stalls provide
a small amount of on-site storage reducing
the volume of goods being brought to and
from the stalls daily.
Through reducing the time spent erecting
the stall and by providing on-site storage,
the stalls aim to reduce the work for
the market vendor and make a positive
contribution to the markets environment. 03
01 Evening view
02 View of markets on square
03 Aerial sketch
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Grand Arcade Cambridge is an example
of how a commercially aware, design-led
architectural practice was able to identify
a site that others had been unable to bring
to the market successfully. This success
was achieved by understanding existing
shopping patterns, latest retail demand
for modern space and how to formulate
a commercially viable proposition for a
particular site.
The identification of a suitable site started
with a city-wide study of Cambridge for
the local authority. It became a real project
leading to a successful planning permission
on a highly sensitive site, with completion
in 2008.
01 Grand Arcade
02 New John Lewis store
Project initiated by Retail Director, Jim Duffy as James Duffy Associates 03 New John Lewis store detail 03
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Despite the site being fully occupied by the Area identified by study for redevelopment
main city centre car park, the magistrates
court, the main department store, and an
eight storey office block, Grand Arcade
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huge potential uplift in value achievable by
creating a successful city centre shopping
centre. Cambridge city centre had been
studied for 20 years and, until this site
discovery, no one had been able to unlock
its true potential.
The site was introduced to a developer,
John Lewis department store and a
pension fund. Full planning permission was
successfully achieved, despite the fact that
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the site was surrounded by Grade 1 listed
college buildings.
To facilitate initial development, John Lewis
consented to move temporarily and a
new store of over 200,000 sq ft was built
for them. Today this is one of their most
successful stores. The rest of the Centre,
making up a further 300,000 sq ft, was
opened in 2008.
The ability to unlock difficult sites in city
centres is one the specialism of the HKR
Retail Team.
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01 Existing plan
02 Proposed plan
03 Aerial view of part of Cambridge city centre study
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01 O2 Retail Concept Store 02
HKR Interior has designed the new O2
Retail Concept Store. Three of the newly
designed O2 stores are now in place and
the interior design concept is to be rolled-
out across Ireland’s sixty O2 retail outlets.
This innovative concept store provides
the customer with a total communication
solution and a great place to shop, work,
browse and engage.
The design provides staff with the
best possible tools to serve customer
requirements in the form of an interactive
display and demonstration space, point
of sale consoles, an inviting sales counter,
and consultation spaces that allow the
customer to dwell and ultimately make the
correct choice for their needs.
01 Shop front
02 View of interior
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01 Blacktie Concept Store 01 02
The interior design for the Blacktie The waxed ebony timber finishes contrast
Concept Store was developed with with the subtle tones and sensitive textures
the client to ensure HKR’s unique of the fabric, wall and floor coverings and
understanding of Blacktie’s core brand this in turn communicates a confidence
offer, supported by the complementary and style expected of such a premier
well established brand of Henry Jermyn. retail environment.
Being a premier tailored shirt brand,
Henry Jermyn brings with it a special The scale of the space is cleverly
luxury that requires a particular style of augmented with the use of polished
retail design. chrome and mirrors throughout, providing
the customer with numerous opportunities
The bright and exciting retail solution, to view not only the garments but also
featuring a transparent glass staircase, themselves from as many best vantage
presents the customer with a dynamic points as possible.
retail experience where they have visibility
through the mirror panelled stairwell to the
decadent male grooming bar, additional
product offerings, and lavish fitting
rooms below.
01 View of staircase
02 Glass staircase on first floor