To transform a steamed dumpling shop on the corner of Yuyuan Road into a retail and exhibition pop-up shop, as well as to create a brand-new scene that suits urban residents' lifestyles. We found inspiration for our theme from Cosmetea's logo. This logo is based on a simplified image of a fairness cup, and resembles a pendulum with a time imprint, which implies cosmetics users' inner wish to 'retain time'. The logo's pendulum image is internalized as a design language and starts with the façade being dramatically chiseled out to create a cave, which extends to become a 9-square-meter interior space and creates infinite possibilities within the limited spatial scale. The "time tunnel" uses a stainless steel mirror with LED string lights, and combines with a large window to bring in urban and natural landscapes while blurring the boundaries between its interior and exterior. The hollow layer has pallets that are inserted into customized slots in a sequence based on the principles of mortise and tenon structures. The wall cabinet can be used for product display and storage, and its surfaces are painted red to match the brand's main color scheme. In the daytime, it’s a very friendly and shared space. As night falls, it’s more like an urban lighthouse. Based on cutting-edge concepts, this project’s spatial experiment and behavioral experience help gradually deepen the brand’s impression on its consumers while reconsidering the relationship among city, nature and people.
Cosmetea Pop-up Shop
Nax Architects
Bronze

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Nathan Watts
Creative Director
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Doris Sung
Principal/Director of Undergraduate Programs
at DOSU Studio Architecture/USC School of Architecture
I have to say, I like the ideal of...
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Lorcan O'Herlihy
Founder, Design Principal
at Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
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Janne van Berlo
Founder
at Atelier van Berlo
Using mostly mirrors for a cosmetic...
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Julio Kowalenko
Cofounder
at Atelier Caracas
Loving the cylindrical scheme! I pe...
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Simon Goff
Founder and Director
at Floor_Story
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Tobias Geisler
Cofounder
at VAVE Studio
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Ting Yu
Chief Architect
at Wutopia Lab
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Frank Lee
Founder and President
at Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology
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6.5

Nic Granleese
CEO and Cofounder
at BowerBird
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5.5

Akanksha Deo Sharma
Designer
at Ikea
The design generates curiosity and...
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6.5

Victoria Yakusha
Founder and chief architect
at Yakusha Studio & FAINA Collection of live design
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Jeff Yrazabal
President
at SRG Partnership
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Location
Designer
Client
Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetics
Floor area
9 ㎡
Completion
2019
Lead designer
Lead designer
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