Curving brass partitions and vaulted stone ceilings both feature inside this Japanese beauty store in Paris, designed by local architecture firm Archiee.
Designed for new Japanese cosmetics brand En, the 150-square-metre store occupies the ground floor and basement of an 18th-century building in the centre of the French capital. It is the brand's first physical shop.

En's unique selling point is that customers are able to create customised skincare products by mixing their choice of the brand's some 100 "essences", which include organic plant extracts, rock salts and tea-leaf powders.
The name "En" translates as "beauty" in Japanese, but can also mean "circle" and "connection". These three translations all inspired the design of the store.
The store is divided into four main rooms. On the ground floor are two bright minimal spaces, furnished with curving brass partitions and furniture. Meanwhile the basement reveals the building's history, with exposed stone walls and a vaulted ceiling.
Archiee ? a studio led by Japanese architects Yusuke Kinoshita and Daisuke Sekine ? has added brass elements in different ways in each of the four spaces.  Upstairs, they form curved partitions that frame semi-circular spaces, while downstairs they create details for lighting and furniture.

The first room that customers arrive at is an entrance space that contains an enclosed boutique where products are displayed.
The second room con...