3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship Store

3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship Store Located near the Melrose shopping neighborhood, the new 3.1 Phillip Lim store and showroom announces the designer’s west coast debut with the transformation of 5000 square foot auto body shop into a fl owing interior. The experience is a curious indulgence taking clients from the sunny LA sky into the intimate ambiance of Phillip Lim. 

An Undulating Wall: Amoeba, Niches and Nooks 

By introducing a thick curving wall within the existing building envelope one large main space unfolds into four smaller niches. Mirrors along the walls enhance the spatiality of the store and create visual continuity between adjacent spaces. The curving geometry and thickness of the wall allows for the conventional methods of lighting and display to be rethought. With most of the spotlights within the thickness of the wall, the ceiling is free of the clutter of typical track lighting. A single, continuous light-dif using membrane fl oats above the space adding to the intimate atmosphere while giving the space a sense of lightness.

Liners: Atmospheres + Ambiances

Like the construction of a garment, the curving wall has an inner ‘lining’ and outer ‘lining.’ The pyramidal  texture on the walls is actually soft to the touch creating a sensation of being both hard and soft. The  smaller niche spaces are each lined with dif erent materials; wallpaper, Spanish cork, leather herringbone, and bamboo creating a variety of tactile vignettes for the clothing to be displayed in.

A Blank Facade

As an alternative to the typical window display, the exterior façade has no openings except the entrance.  Instead of windows, the façade is surfaced in a stark yet supple pattern of concrete tiles shaped like  pillows.

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