Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has erected washed stone partition walls and an entire wooden cabin with a pitched roof inside this store in Hangzhou, China.
Located in the city's mixed-use O?Eli complex designed by Renzo Piano, the store belongs to lifestyle brand Lost & Found and sells wooden furniture, homeware, fashion and plants.
Lost & Found's Hangzhou store features a rustic material palette of washed stone and timber
"During this collaboration, we wanted to bring the concept and sense of home into the store, echoing a way of life that cherishes things in daily life," explained BLUE Architecture Studio.
"The spatial design revolves around the materiality of the interior, natural texture and artisan craftsmanship, reflecting Lost & Found's philosophy of art and daily life." The shop is divided by partition walls of different heights
The 225-square-metre store features a neutral palette of washed stone and six types of wood ? beech, cherry, oak, walnut, ash and aged poplar.
The interior was divided into an event space and a furniture display area, which in turn was sectioned off into three different sets of rooms using textured-stone partition walls.
Partitions help to give the space a maze-like quality
"We intended to enrich the spatial experience in the long display space by inserting semi-enclosed box spaces with different wall heights and therefore making people explore and wander in between the boxes," said the stud...