Architects Tyler Thomas and Gabbi Sun of Venn Studio have paired "masculine-feminine, hard-soft" details inside this cosmetics store for a unisex beauty brand in Los Angeles.

Thomas and Sun, who work at local architecture practice Venn Studio, designed the aesthetics of the shop to represent the philosophy of Noto Botanics ? a brand founded by Gloria Noto that specialises in organic products.

"The overall concept for the store is very much about questioning and exploring supposed dichotomies," Thomas told Dezeen.
"Masculine-feminine, hard-soft, art-retail, function-beauty, organic-synthetic in the same way that Noto challenges standards of representation in the beauty industry."

Noto worked closely with the duo to create a comfortable environment for customers to try on and test products, with details that nod to the items for sale. "I wanted the interior to feel gender-neutral, timeless, natural, and minimal," she told Dezeen.

A soft, cream-and-white decor is contrasted by harsher surfaces like gravel and concrete throughout.
Other details include a white powder-coated display cabinet that has shelves in glass and steel. Counters on either side of a travertine sink have metal trays filled with crushed gravel.

"We chose a palette of materials to promote a neutral and calming environment that would serve as a backdrop for the rotating products and people congregating in the space," Tomas said.
"Many of the products...