Typology |
Open Built Fabric |
Program |
Shop |
Location |
BE |
Year |
2015 |
Status |
Built |
Budget in € |
40 000 |
Size in sqm |
50 |
Selection Process |
Direct commission |
Client |
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Construction Company |
Atelier Groot Eiland |
Partner Office |
DEV-space |
Team |
Pierre Escobar, Yannick Vanhaelen, Philippe De Clerck |
Photo Credits |
Nico Neefs |
Almata
: Bioshop en AlcoveThe layout of this organic food store in Brussels is a playful reading of the generic shop typology. Departing from the interior walls covered in a grid of storage, the shelves start sculpting the space into an urban landscape, with its crossings, blocks and towers. The need for additional storage surfaces is fit into strategically placed protrusions, generating subdivisions and circulation patterns.
Read moreThe limited palette of materials, used in a very graphical way, come to life when this landscape is inhabited by the products on display.
The result is as formal as it is functional. The layout is organized following a panoptic principle from the viewpoint of the sales counter, but generates strong defining shapes that are visible from the street. The interior thus acts as the main attractor to the outside, inviting the passer-by to explore the nooks and corners of the shop without requiring excessive signage on the facade itself.
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