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Based in Shanghai, MG2 merges the bold structural typologies of wholesale retail and commercial infrastructure with richly detailed interior atmospheres created through expressive lighting grids, exposed overhead utilities, and warm wood millwork. This portfolio provides a strong reference when integrating vehicular ramps directly into large-scale building volumes or when balancing raw overhead infrastructure with fluted stone and layered feature lighting in social entertainment lounges.

Exterior facade of Costco Wholesale by MG2 in Shanghai featuring corrugated metal cladding and a projecting red canopy.

项目1-开市客浦东店

上海

An exterior facade precedent for large-scale commercial big-box retail architecture, utilizing vertical corrugated metal siding and a pronounced red entryway canopy.

What we like about this project
Stepped roofline forms an abstract sawtooth profile echoing industrial typologies.

Materials

  • corrugated-metal
  • steel
  • glass
  • asphalt

Visual identifiers

  • corrugated-metal-cladding
  • projecting-canopy
  • retail-entrance
  • stepped-massing

Style tags

  • commercial
  • utilitarian
  • corporate

Visual tags

  • commercial
  • big-box-retail
  • industrial-cladding
  • corporate-architecture
  • large-scale
Geometry
Large-scale orthogonal industrial box with stepped massing and vertical ribbed panel articulation.
Facade system
Vertical corrugated metal panel rainscreen system.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered steel frame with metal deck roof.
Spatial scale
Massive big-box retail scale, dwarfing the entry doors and shopping cart corrals.
Lighting
Bright midday sun casting clear, crisp shadows under the entrance canopy and projecting signage band.
Atmosphere
Clean, bright, highly legible commercial environment.
Environmental context
Open suburban or commercial context with paved asphalt parking and clear sky above.
Spatial experience
The approach centers on a wide, sheltered entrance canopy framed by heavy cart storage zones and red bollards.
Composition rhythm
Regular vertical corrugation rhythm interrupted by the central horizontal red accent band and signage.
Style reading
Functional commercial corporate architecture
Program
Wholesale retail warehouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
corrugated-metal, steel, glass, asphalt
Visual identifiers
corrugated-metal-cladding, projecting-canopy, retail-entrance, stepped-massing
Style tags
commercial, utilitarian, corporate
Visual tags
commercial, big-box-retail, industrial-cladding, corporate-architecture, large-scale
Geometry
Large-scale orthogonal industrial box with stepped massing and vertical ribbed panel articulation.
Facade system
Vertical corrugated metal panel rainscreen system.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered steel frame with metal deck roof.
Spatial scale
Massive big-box retail scale, dwarfing the entry doors and shopping cart corrals.
Lighting
Bright midday sun casting clear, crisp shadows under the entrance canopy and projecting signage band.
Atmosphere
Clean, bright, highly legible commercial environment.
Environmental context
Open suburban or commercial context with paved asphalt parking and clear sky above.
Spatial experience
The approach centers on a wide, sheltered entrance canopy framed by heavy cart storage zones and red bollards.
Composition rhythm
Regular vertical corrugation rhythm interrupted by the central horizontal red accent band and signage.
Style reading
Functional commercial corporate architecture
Program
Wholesale retail warehouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior facade of Costco Wholesale by MG2 in Shanghai featuring corrugated metal cladding and a projecting red canopy.

项目1-开市客浦东店

上海

An exterior facade precedent for large-scale commercial big-box retail architecture, utilizing vertical corrugated metal siding and a pronounced red entryway canopy.

What we like about this project
Stepped roofline forms an abstract sawtooth profile echoing industrial typologies.

Materials

  • corrugated-metal
  • steel
  • glass
  • asphalt

Visual identifiers

  • corrugated-metal-cladding
  • projecting-canopy
  • retail-entrance
  • stepped-massing

Style tags

  • commercial
  • utilitarian
  • corporate

Visual tags

  • commercial
  • big-box-retail
  • industrial-cladding
  • corporate-architecture
  • large-scale
Geometry
Large-scale orthogonal industrial box with stepped massing and vertical ribbed panel articulation.
Facade system
Vertical corrugated metal panel rainscreen system.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered steel frame with metal deck roof.
Spatial scale
Massive big-box retail scale, dwarfing the entry doors and shopping cart corrals.
Lighting
Bright midday sun casting clear, crisp shadows under the entrance canopy and projecting signage band.
Atmosphere
Clean, bright, highly legible commercial environment.
Environmental context
Open suburban or commercial context with paved asphalt parking and clear sky above.
Spatial experience
The approach centers on a wide, sheltered entrance canopy framed by heavy cart storage zones and red bollards.
Composition rhythm
Regular vertical corrugation rhythm interrupted by the central horizontal red accent band and signage.
Style reading
Functional commercial corporate architecture
Program
Wholesale retail warehouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
corrugated-metal, steel, glass, asphalt
Visual identifiers
corrugated-metal-cladding, projecting-canopy, retail-entrance, stepped-massing
Style tags
commercial, utilitarian, corporate
Visual tags
commercial, big-box-retail, industrial-cladding, corporate-architecture, large-scale
Geometry
Large-scale orthogonal industrial box with stepped massing and vertical ribbed panel articulation.
Facade system
Vertical corrugated metal panel rainscreen system.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered steel frame with metal deck roof.
Spatial scale
Massive big-box retail scale, dwarfing the entry doors and shopping cart corrals.
Lighting
Bright midday sun casting clear, crisp shadows under the entrance canopy and projecting signage band.
Atmosphere
Clean, bright, highly legible commercial environment.
Environmental context
Open suburban or commercial context with paved asphalt parking and clear sky above.
Spatial experience
The approach centers on a wide, sheltered entrance canopy framed by heavy cart storage zones and red bollards.
Composition rhythm
Regular vertical corrugation rhythm interrupted by the central horizontal red accent band and signage.
Style reading
Functional commercial corporate architecture
Program
Wholesale retail warehouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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