Chinese interior studio Various Associates has completed an irregular pyramid-shaped flagship store for drone brand DJI in Shenzhen, China.
Located at OCT Harbour on the shores of Shenzhen Bay, the flagship store was designed to demonstrate the Chinese drone company's latest technology.
Various Associates designed the largest DJI flagship in Shenzhen
The 4000-square-metre store contains spaces for product display, a gallery, customer service area and an event space in four floors, in addition to a public park called DJI Oasis, which is used for drone flights.
The multi-facated facade was clad in granite with large triangular windows on the angled surfaces facing the park, which is connected to the second floor via an outdoor, zigzagging staircase. A new staircase connecting all floors is inserted into the building
Gentle ramps in the park lead visitors into the store, while forming a series of triangular patterns, responding to the same geometric form of the architecture.
To minimise the direct sun exposure from the glass facade, Various Associates inserted an "interior skin" of stainless steel louvres to the outer shell of the building.
The second layer forms an origami shape on the ceiling that corresponds to the outer shape.

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