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Monos Flagship Vancouver

Leckie Studio Architecture + Design

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JURY VOTES
Single-Brand Store
4.87
4.54
5.40
3.84
4.66
Magdalena Klosek
Magdalena Klosek Creative Director at IKEA
No doubt, the Monos flagship store...
6.99
4.8
8.37
5.53
6.42
Stuart Fingerhut
Stuart Fingerhut Creative Director at Production Club
I just don't see how this store is...
2
2
2
2
2
Helena Ryhle
Helena Ryhle Creative Director at White Arkitekter
The store is sincerily stylish in i...
5.2
6.2
5.2
2.5
4.78
Ester Corti
Ester Corti Cofounder at Mitchell + Corti
4.44
3.65
5
3.85
4.24
Cathrin Walczyk
Cathrin Walczyk Studio Director and Cohead of interiors at Piercy & Company
I'm not sure the suitcases and prod...
2.79
5
3.84
1.32
3.24
Rachele Albini
Rachele Albini Head of Interior at AllesWirdGut
The project is quite beautiful, tha...
5
4
6
4
4.75
Angela Montagud
Angela Montagud Cofounder and Studio Director at Clap Studio
The minimalist design fits perfectl...
5
7
6
4
5.5
Randy Gonzalez
Randy Gonzalez Multimedia Director at Moment Factory
I'm impressed by Monos' inaugural b...
6
5
7
5
5.75
Abby Scott
Abby Scott Interior Design Principal at HDR
6.72
4.15
4.23
3.4
4.63
Claire Luo
Claire Luo President Design Assistant at Aranya Holding Group
5
6
7
4
5.5
Renato Fregnani
Renato Fregnani Partner at Aquadrado
5
1
5
3
3.5
Zhuyuan Cai
Zhuyuan Cai Founder at Foshan Bosi-tao Design
3.71
4.13
3.8
3.42
3.77
Eason Zhu
Eason Zhu Founder and Design Director at Fununit Design & More
5.27
5.42
5.56
5.56
5.45
Esther Stam
Esther Stam Founder and Creative Director at Studio Modijefsky
i miss using the spatial qualities...
4.9
4.8
5
5
4.93
Omar Nakkash
Omar Nakkash Founder and Design Director at Nakkash Design Studio
5
5
7
5
5.5
Client
Monos
Floor area
150 ㎡
Completion
2023
Social Media
Instagram

For its first brick-and-mortar flagship, the Vancouver-based online luggage retailer Monos looked to Leckie Studio to develop a unique and engaging retail experience that would set the boutique apart from traditional stores and enhance the brand awareness.

Situated in the relaxed beachside neighbourhood of Kitsilano, Monos Vancouver flagship store embodies the ethos of the young and ambitious company; the value of immersing oneself in the moment and recognizing the beauty of fleeting moments in travels. Once drawn into the space by the fourteen-foot-high vaulted ceiling, visitors are invited to engage in a series of thoughtfully curated multisensory experiences, following light, texture, and curiosity. Designed to evoke the memory of travelling, these transportive moments guide the visitors through a custom display system toward an undulating brick wall towering at the end of the journey.

The monochromatic material palette of brick and plaster is reminiscent of travelling through distant landscapes, while providing a minimal and versatile backdrop for showcasing the products.