Trailing plants and a rope-lined staircase feature in the flagship store for a tea company designed by Brazilian studio SuperLimão.
The shop serves as the first brick-and-mortar location for Desinchá, a fast-growing tea brand that was started in 2017. The company is focused on selling products that promote good health.
Desinchá tea shop features a kinetic facade
Local firm SuperLimão was tasked with creating a retail space that would represent the brand and provide a memorable experience for shoppers. The chosen location was a 16-square-metre, two-storey space on Oscar Freire, one of the busiest avenues in São Paulo.
"With no way to grow sideways, the out-of-the-box solution was to verticalize and confuse the senses," the designers said. Inside, a staircase emerges from a bed of small rocks
The experience begins out front, where the team created a kinetic facade composed of metal leaves set within a grid of concrete blocks.
"Approximately 1,000 aluminium sheets inserted into the hollow concrete elements move with the wind, mimicking a treetop," the team said.
A external vending machine is always in use
The front elevation also has a brightly coloured vending machine, which enables customers to purchase Desinchá products at any time.
Upon entering the shop, visitors encounter a light-filled space with wooden shelves and greenery. A staircase emerges from a bed of rocks and invites shoppers to head upstairs.
Rope was used to form staircase railings
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