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JURY VOTES
Single-Brand Store
7.89
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7.72
7.93
Kaan Alpagut
Kaan Alpagut Design Manager, Workplace Experience at The Lego Group
A cohesive design direction running...
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7.5
8.13
Alexander Fehre
Alexander Fehre Founder at Studio Alexander Fehre
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8
Donald Strum
Donald Strum President at Michael Graves Design
The cadence of large-scale oculus w...
8.5
8.5
8.5
7.5
8.25
Yuko Tsukumo
Yuko Tsukumo General Manager at Nikken Sekkei
The core of the design is unified,...
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8
8.5
8
8.13
Sabine de Schutter
Sabine de Schutter Founder and CEO at Studio De Schutter
8.5
8
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8.38
Hilda Impey
Hilda Impey Creative Partner and Founder at Hilda Impey Studio
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
Wenke Lin
Wenke Lin Founder and Design Director at BDSD Boundless Design
Compared with the daytime, the effe...
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7.5
8
7.63
Monika Choudhary
Monika Choudhary Cofounder and Creative Director at Habitat Architects
8
8
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Maud Capet
Maud Capet Associate Principal - Interior Design at OBMI
7.5
7.5
7.5
7
7.38
Client
Cristina Savulescu
Floor area
180 ㎡
Completion
2025
Budget
€250k
Social Media
Instagram
Finishes
Furniture

"Dessine-moi un mouton".

A Little Prince "Dessine-moi un mouton" sketch inspired space where the round holes act as some alternate windows of perception while the cubic oak frames structure the shop in sequences. The interior space is protruding through the façade as a box with perforated tubular holes in a stark contrast to the post-communist building. The brand explores a territory of duality, contradictions and tensions hence the space is extremely simple, just a neutral background for the exhibits to stand out. Traditional joints are the only decorative element among the otherwise pieces of functional logic and purity.

The grim post-communist building seemed the least fit for purpose location for a fashion store. By reshaping the façade in such contrast to the building not only was this challenge overcome but the tensions, contrasts and spirit of the brand were showcased while definitely adding an enjoyable feature to the building and public space.

Client's brief: "I would like the space to seem cut out of a parallel reality, not to be in the classic pattern of a commercial space, on the contrary, to seem like you entered anywhere else but a clothing store. I explore a lot in my clothes the idea of contradiction, of tension in the product between femininity and masculinity, sport and glamour, of duality, uniform, couture and industrial."

We only used oak wood (as the brand has strong Romanian roots and oak is the quintessential Romanian material) balanced with stainless steel. The floor is resin, the same color as the walls. The cubic oak frames complement by contrast the cylindrical window frames. Most furniture was custom designed to fit the ethos of the brand: stainless steel armchairs, round sofa, changing room button stools, the sculptural metal table at the entrance.

The minimalism of the design itself comes with limited use of resources while its simplicity insures a timeless quality making it less prone to quick changes due to following fast changing trends, hence sustainable.

Design team: Corvin Cristian, Șerban Roșca, Vlad Hani