Design Republic Design Collective

On the edge of the city, an existing building was to be redesigned inside and out without demolishing its structure. The China-based design team wrapped it in an opaque graphic skin of carbon fibre panels, creating an inward-looking setting for showing furniture.

A large steel funnel forms the main entrance and marks the passage from the street into a three-storey exhibition hall.

A stair wraps the inside of the hall and leads visitors through several levels of display, where pieces are seen from changing angles and in glimpses. Seven large openings in the roof bring daylight down and give moments of release from the enclosed space. The store covers about 2,000 square metres.