Uniqlo Shanghai, in Shanghai, China

November 04, 2010 Category: Commercial Building, Retail

That located in in Shanghai, China, that located in Shanghai, China was designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, A skin of perforated metal was used to transform and unify the building. A wall of products was constructed and set inboard of the existing glass by several feet to allow access for maintenance while creating a light-box within to backlight the perforated skin. Viewed from a distance, the patterning in the perforated skin creates the appearance of folded fabric, a subtle reference to the building’s use.

A rotating series of mannequins inhabit the main entry. Robotic lighting tracks patron activity and engages them in a dramatic experience. A glass shard cuts through the existing concrete floors, and is animated with mannequins flying vertically on theatrical rigging. This new atrium brings light to the center of the deep floor-plates and clearly demarks the vertical circulation while titillating and sparking patron curiosity.

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