Archinect - News2024-05-12T21:37:47-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150415083/unstudio-completes-shanghai-flagship-store-for-huawei-behind-petal-facade
UNStudio completes Shanghai flagship store for Huawei behind ‘petal’ facade Niall Patrick Walsh2024-02-02T11:31:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6c/6ce775d0e01d50223b27d72e1a586726.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/unstudio" target="_blank">UNStudio</a> has completed a flagship store for the Chinese communications giant Huawei in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11467/shanghai" target="_blank">Shanghai</a>.</p>
<p>Designed in collaboration with Huawei’s internal design team, the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/6339/retail" target="_blank">store</a> seeks to create an “experience-rich concept that brings people, nature, and technology together and caters to consumer preferences.”</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f0029ac067a809cc029b32cd88c9b33.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f0029ac067a809cc029b32cd88c9b33.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Wen Studio</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fe/fe179e03d6d830f69b809adb209b4c9b.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fe/fe179e03d6d830f69b809adb209b4c9b.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Huawei</figcaption></figure></figure><p>According to the architects, the design of the two-level store was inspired by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1727247/biophilic-design" target="_blank">biophilic</a> forms that transition between indoor and outdoor conditions. Throughout the scheme’s interior and exterior, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/13445/recycled-materials" target="_blank">recycled materials</a> are integrated to reduce the project’s environmental footprint, while detachable <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/6317/prefab" target="_blank">prefabricated</a> systems are applied on floors and ceilings.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/22/225317f8198f9590ec22669f4d864f35.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/22/225317f8198f9590ec22669f4d864f35.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image credit: Huawei</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/5514f35c2e64b8caa0a1bbbc2a63480f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/55/5514f35c2e64b8caa0a1bbbc2a63480f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Wen Studio</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The building’s facade makes reference to the algorithm underscoring Huawei’s polar codes technology, with petal-like features appearing to be in different stages of growth, evolving in scale and rotation to form an “integrated geometric system that com...</p>