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2009 Design
Award Winners
Store of the Year |
Store of the Year
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Lane Crawford
Beijing, China
Architecture
Linea LLP, New York, NY,
Design
Yabu Pushelberg, Toronto, ON, Canada
General Contracting
Fuji (China) Decoration & Engineering Co. Ltd., Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Lighting Designer
Isometrix Lighting and Design Ltd., Central, Hong Kong
Photography
Evan Dion Photographer Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Retailer
Lane Crawford, Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Visual Elements
Audio Visual Technique Ltd., Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Visual Elements
Gradation Design & Engineering Co. Ltd., Kwun Tong, KLN, Hong Kong
Visual Elements
Moss & Lam, Toronto, ON, Canada
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With 779,000 sq. ft., this massive department store project is “intentionally untraditional,” according to design firm Yabu Pushelberg. The retailer didn’t want a traditional department store, so the design team pushed the boundaries by placing interactive technology in the forefront, making a two-dimensional space three-dimensional, curving facades across all levels to make the large space seem more intimate, and incorporating works of art throughout to create a gallery feel. The result is this year’s Store of the Year.
“The curved facade weaves through all three levels, becoming almost a sculpture enmeshed into the space,” say designers, who link the changing environments of the store together with fine, silver trees. To draw attention to specific merchandise as well as the back of the store, a moving belt transports objects like shoes, toys, and other objects, grabbing the attention of the youthful and trendy clientele. |
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