Thomas Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard shopping centre in London's King's Cross contains more than 60 retail spaces under its sinuous roof. Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected seven stores with the most striking fit-outs.

Bonds by Formd
Customers can purchase pieces from independent designers, grab a coffee, and even make candles in lifestyle store Bonds.
The brand's founders Niko Dafkos and Paul Firmin worked alongside design studio Formd for the store's fit-out, which has been kept simple with exposed brick walls, timber display units, and gridded metal partitions that can be slid back and fourth to create different room arrangements for events or workshops.

Universal Works by Studio Mutt
A four-metre-high mirrored wall gives the illusion of more space inside Universal Works, a menswear store that's been designed by Studio Mutt. At the wall's centre is a huge pivoting door, which can be rotated to reveal back-of-house facilities. Touches of warmth are offered by red cedarwood display plinths, while green metal shelving units suspended from the ceiling are intended to reference the aesthetic of mills or factories.

Tracey Neuls by Tracey Neuls and Karl Humphreys
Boots, heels and brogues dangle from neon pink strings inside footwear designer Tracey Neuls' store, offering a bright contrast against the dark concrete floors and blackened metal columns that date back to the 19th-century.
At the shop's rear is a series of vintage library shelves that have been repurp...