junya.ishigami+associates . photos: © Eiichi Kano . + architecturephoto
A shop renewal commission by JINS Co., Ltd., Japanese eyewear brand, and designed by architect, Junya Ishigami. Located in one of the landmarks buildings, Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), in Lujiazui financial district.
To create a huge emptiness within the crowded shopping mall and present the interior space more like an architectural work, a simple solution for the store came up: The interior space is composed of 5 cantilever tables (maximum length is 12 meters) made of concrete. With extreme dimensions, maximum length, minimum width and depth ensure the maximum linear display and circulation for customers. The voids of the shop is divided to six parts by floating volumes which is allowed to contain large amount of stocks and functional programs like workshop of glasses fabrication between table no.4 to 5 (refer to the plan).
Construction method makes this interior work in architectural way, steel structure covered by cast-in-situ concrete. Even the furniture is a piece of structure. Further more, considering to experience the interior space like a low extending landscape, all tables remain in horizontal and a just level, 80 centimeters high from the ground which is also the most challenge of this project. Prestressed cantilever structure covered with tons of concrete achieves lightness of floating volume by heaviness of materiality and allows the dimension, 25 centimeters depth, to leave a just space underneath to remain perception of float.
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Project Name: JINS SWFC Shop
Design: junya.ishigami+associates
Design&Completion Year: 2018
Leader Designer&Team: Junya Ishigami, Cing Lu, Akira Uchimura
Project Location: Shanghai World Financial Center, 100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Gross Built Area: 139㎡
Photo credits: Eiichi Kano
Structural Engineering: Jun Sato Structural Engineers / Team: Jun Sato
Canteliver Table: Shanghai Innovation Architecture& Technology Development Co., Ltd. / Team: Lanqin Zhou, Hongzhi Li, Qi Zhang, Feichao Wen
Interior: SPACE JAPAN Co., Ltd. / team: Shinya Sakurai, Sundong Shi “
Clients: JINS Shanghai Co., Ltd.
Brands/Products：Shanghai Baoye Engineering Corp., Ltd.- High performance concrete, Huamei World Trade Technology Development Co., Ltd.- Fair-faced concrete formwork, NEKO Lighting Ltd.- Customized pendant light’MIU- CS’
