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Studio Roslyn Design

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La Bomba - Santiago de Hoyos
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JURY VOTES
Multi-Brand Store
4.44
5.00
4.93
4.32
4.67
Viktorija Valiulyte
Viktorija Valiulyte Senior Designer for EMEA Flagshipstores at Nike
4.5
5
5
4.5
4.75
Jenn Celesia
Jenn Celesia Founder at Jenn Celesia Consulting
While the story is compelling, it i...
4
5
5
4
4.5
Rahul Mistri
Rahul Mistri Founder and Principal Designer at Open Atelier Mumbai
4.99
5
5
4.17
4.79
Christopher Lye
Christopher Lye Principal at Woods Bagot
Makes it difficult to assess when t...
4.5
5
5
4.5
4.75
Søren Pihlmann
Søren Pihlmann Founder at pihlmann architects
4
5
4
4
4.25
Ke Xie
Ke Xie Founder at Signyan Design
4.57
5
5
4.57
4.79
Matteo Ferrari
Matteo Ferrari Founder at Matteo Ferrari Studio
5
5
5
4
4.75
Cathy Wang
Cathy Wang Founder and Principal at Montaigne Design
4.48
5
5
5
4.87
Esin Karliova
Esin Karliova Founder and Principal at Studio Karliova
We are lacking information here, un...
4
4.5
5
4
4.38
Micha Klein
Micha Klein Executive Director at Liganova
4
5
5
4
4.5
Moein Jalali
Moein Jalali Founder at Moein Jalali and Partners
4
4.5
4
4
4.13
Christina Prodromou
Christina Prodromou Director at COX Architecture
4
6
5
4
4.75
Elnaz Taghaddos
Elnaz Taghaddos Cofounder at E Plus A Atelier
While the focus on floral arrangeme...
4.5
5
5
4
4.63
Heather Dubbeldam
Heather Dubbeldam Principal at Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
Difficult to see how this reads as...
5
5
6
5
5.25
Kot Ge
Kot Ge Founder at LSD Interior Design
5
5
5
5
5
Client
La Bomba
Floor area
92 ㎡
Completion
2022
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La Bomba is a florist and retail space tucked between a bakery and housing co-op in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood. Prior to opening their flagship store, La Bomba was an established private floral studio within the creative landscape of the city. Owner Marta Sanderson’s work included weddings, events, and installations as well as editorial and commercial styling. It felt like a natural next step for Marta and her team to bring La Bomba to life in a physical space, staying true to her core services while offering customers an elevated shopping experience.

La Bomba’s muse is personified as understated, cool, and unique. They are romantic at heart, effortlessly stylish, modern, and classic. This description was part of the driving concept behind our design for the store, along with captivating conversations with Marta about the origins of floristry as a profession. Beautiful imagery from the 1600’s inspired us to mix detailed antiques with the otherwise hyper-minimal space, paying homage to the roots of floristry while being decidedly contemporary. By layering bespoke and functional elements into the space, we created and defined intentional areas within the overall store.

For the front-of-house we chose neutral soft blue shades of paint, a peachy-pink epoxy floor, maroon turf, rich fabrics, custom lighting, and a stone countertop. Design objects from the Roslyn Shop are carefully placed amongst dried and fresh floral arrangements, including pink marble columns, an art deco style candelabra, and an oil painting.

The 1,000 sq ft space is anchored by a large, antique table used to showcase La Bomba’s flower-forward sculptural arrangements and a curated selection of decor items. It also doubles as a space to host workshops, offering groups of budding florists the opportunity to hone their craft. Counter-height storage provides an additional display area for ceramics and glassware by local artists as well as La Bomba’s selection of apothecary products. Separated by layered velvet drapes, the back-of-house is a florist’s dream with two workstations, ample storage, and a walk-in floral fridge.

To know La Bomba is to love it, visit this ever-evolving space where the old and new intertwine through storied objects and contemporary floral arrangements.