Style Suite is a multibrand fashion shop in Maastricht. The building originally consisted of two townhouses, with two fragmented structures. For the benefit of the costumers and as well for the owners’ concise orientation within the interior, a diagonal passage was cut into the existing structure, horizontally connecting the four rooms of the ship. As a consequence, the entire dimensions of the shop can be perceived at once upon entering.
A decision was made to place all required program, such as display, changing rooms, storage and sanitary within one continuous, homogeneous double wall. The existing walls were cleaned and painted white, whereas an added layer, an offset under different angels, was coated brown. Together with the colored floor, the walls designate the space.
Standardized twisted and mirrored units of fiberglass form slots in the walls to display accessories and clothes. Using these mirrors as indirect light sources, they illuminate the products and the space in conjunction with natural light. In the lower floor daylight enters through a rectangular glass element that has been placed in the courtyard behind the building.
Despite of the traditional use of mannequins the store distinguishes itself from its adjacent stores by filling up cloth-rails along the shop windows. A series of white freestanding leather furniture consisting of counter, display units, storage units and seats break down the space and guide customers along the collections.
View Original