White walls, concrete floors and a metallic display fixtures provide a neutral backdrop to the ever-changing fashion collections on show in new Lisbon concept store Tem-plate.
Concealed behind an unassuming metal shutter door, the sparsely-furnished Tem-plate store is re-decorated once a month to present different ranges of high-end and limited-edition clothing.

"The project represents an interplay between sleek and raw, between the simple and the extraordinary," said Berlin-based architecture studio Gonzalez Haase AAS, which designed the interiors.
"At the same time, the overall feel of the space remains concentrated and prosaic, leaving space for dramatic presentation of the high-end showpieces."

The 800 square-metre retail space occupies a disused warehouse in Marvila ? an up-and-coming neighbourhood in Lisbon populated by art galleries, concert halls, artisanal breweries and restaurants. Keen to create a timeless design, rather than channel a particular aesthetic, the studio avoided references when developing the design.
"We avoid too many visuals, instead we refer to a process to come to an unexpected result," explained Pierre Jorge Gonzalez, co-founder of the studio.

"The process is built according to several elements resulting from the existing space, the budget, the timing and the needs," he told Dezeen.
"The final design is based around simple forms and authentic surfaces that play with the raw framework of the old wa...