A sinuous wall of layered wood winds through SKIN1004’s New York flagship

sculptural forms, mirrored surfaces, and warm illuminated materials create a sensory environment that blurs the boundary between store, gallery, and exhibition space. The post mirrored interiors and sculptural canyon-like forms shape skin1004’s soho flagship by LMTLS appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

Designed by LMTLS, SKIN1004’s new SoHo flagship transforms retail into an immersive architectural landscape inspired by untouched nature. Sculptural forms, mirrored surfaces, and warm illuminated materials create a sensory environment that blurs the boundary between store, gallery, and exhibition space. The second flagship store in SoHo, New York, for Korean skincare brand SKIN1004 was designed as an immersive spatial experience that moves beyond the conventions of traditional retail. Rather than focusing solely on product display and sales efficiency, the project translates the brand’s philosophy of ‘untouched nature’ and ‘brown landscape’ into a cohesive architectural environment where visitors can experience the identity of the brand through space, light, material, and atmosphere. Responding to the evolving global retail landscape, the project integrates exhibition, event, and experiential functions into a unified flagship environment. At the center of the interior is the sculptural Nature Wall, an irregular architectural element inspired by natural valleys and eroded landscapes. The wall functions simultaneously as seating, product display, and sales counter, consolidating multiple retail functions into a single continuous gesture. all images by Sean Davidson, courtesy of LMTLS sculptural wood surfaces and mirrors define the flagship To visually expand the narrow proportions typical of SoHo retail spaces, the...