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Shenzhen-based practice Projject crafts energetic retail and beverage interiors defined by graphic architectural interventions, exposed mechanical systems, and continuous floor planes that fluidly connect dark, sculpted spaces to the street. The portfolio serves as a precise reference when detailing floating illuminated canopies, specifying bracketless glass shelving systems, or designing high-contrast thresholds for compact commercial storefronts.

Street facade of 5.-LYFE-Bakery by Projject showing folding glass doors, exposed brick, and a white tiled upper band.

5.-LYFE-Bakery

深圳

A storefront facade precedent by Projject combining folding glass panels with weathered masonry and tile, demonstrating an active, porous street edge for a bakery.

What we like about this project
The motion blur of a pedestrian and dog in the foreground emphasizes the active street life directly outside the static threshold.

Materials

  • ceramic-tile
  • brick
  • glass
  • concrete
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • folding-glass-doors
  • exposed-brick
  • white-tile-facade
  • concrete-threshold

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • industrial
  • tactile

Visual tags

  • retail
  • facade
  • adaptive-reuse
  • street-interface
  • commercial-interior
Geometry
Low-rise storefront elevation featuring an asymmetrical composition of rustic brick piers, exposed concrete lintels, and a prominent upper band of small square tiles.
Facade system
Combination of punched brick openings and folding glass storefront system beneath a tiled upper facade.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam concrete frame with non-structural masonry infill walls.
Spatial scale
Single-story commercial storefront at human scale, inviting pedestrian interaction.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with a soft cast over the street-facing threshold and warm interior illumination.
Atmosphere
Inviting and textured, balancing raw industrial materials with warm indoor activity.
Environmental context
Urban sidewalk context with passing pedestrians and trees visible in the background.
Spatial experience
The storefront dissolves the boundary between street and interior via folding glass panels and a raised concrete threshold acting as an informal seating edge.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of white tiles, rough concrete lintels, and vertical folding glass panels framed by masonry piers.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse retail
Program
Bakery and retail shop
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
ceramic-tile, brick, glass, concrete, steel
Visual identifiers
folding-glass-doors, exposed-brick, white-tile-facade, concrete-threshold
Style tags
contemporary, industrial, tactile
Visual tags
retail, facade, adaptive-reuse, street-interface, commercial-interior
Geometry
Low-rise storefront elevation featuring an asymmetrical composition of rustic brick piers, exposed concrete lintels, and a prominent upper band of small square tiles.
Facade system
Combination of punched brick openings and folding glass storefront system beneath a tiled upper facade.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam concrete frame with non-structural masonry infill walls.
Spatial scale
Single-story commercial storefront at human scale, inviting pedestrian interaction.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with a soft cast over the street-facing threshold and warm interior illumination.
Atmosphere
Inviting and textured, balancing raw industrial materials with warm indoor activity.
Environmental context
Urban sidewalk context with passing pedestrians and trees visible in the background.
Spatial experience
The storefront dissolves the boundary between street and interior via folding glass panels and a raised concrete threshold acting as an informal seating edge.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of white tiles, rough concrete lintels, and vertical folding glass panels framed by masonry piers.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse retail
Program
Bakery and retail shop
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Street facade of 5.-LYFE-Bakery by Projject showing folding glass doors, exposed brick, and a white tiled upper band.

5.-LYFE-Bakery

深圳

A storefront facade precedent by Projject combining folding glass panels with weathered masonry and tile, demonstrating an active, porous street edge for a bakery.

What we like about this project
The motion blur of a pedestrian and dog in the foreground emphasizes the active street life directly outside the static threshold.

Materials

  • ceramic-tile
  • brick
  • glass
  • concrete
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • folding-glass-doors
  • exposed-brick
  • white-tile-facade
  • concrete-threshold

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • industrial
  • tactile

Visual tags

  • retail
  • facade
  • adaptive-reuse
  • street-interface
  • commercial-interior
Geometry
Low-rise storefront elevation featuring an asymmetrical composition of rustic brick piers, exposed concrete lintels, and a prominent upper band of small square tiles.
Facade system
Combination of punched brick openings and folding glass storefront system beneath a tiled upper facade.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam concrete frame with non-structural masonry infill walls.
Spatial scale
Single-story commercial storefront at human scale, inviting pedestrian interaction.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with a soft cast over the street-facing threshold and warm interior illumination.
Atmosphere
Inviting and textured, balancing raw industrial materials with warm indoor activity.
Environmental context
Urban sidewalk context with passing pedestrians and trees visible in the background.
Spatial experience
The storefront dissolves the boundary between street and interior via folding glass panels and a raised concrete threshold acting as an informal seating edge.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of white tiles, rough concrete lintels, and vertical folding glass panels framed by masonry piers.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse retail
Program
Bakery and retail shop
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
ceramic-tile, brick, glass, concrete, steel
Visual identifiers
folding-glass-doors, exposed-brick, white-tile-facade, concrete-threshold
Style tags
contemporary, industrial, tactile
Visual tags
retail, facade, adaptive-reuse, street-interface, commercial-interior
Geometry
Low-rise storefront elevation featuring an asymmetrical composition of rustic brick piers, exposed concrete lintels, and a prominent upper band of small square tiles.
Facade system
Combination of punched brick openings and folding glass storefront system beneath a tiled upper facade.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam concrete frame with non-structural masonry infill walls.
Spatial scale
Single-story commercial storefront at human scale, inviting pedestrian interaction.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with a soft cast over the street-facing threshold and warm interior illumination.
Atmosphere
Inviting and textured, balancing raw industrial materials with warm indoor activity.
Environmental context
Urban sidewalk context with passing pedestrians and trees visible in the background.
Spatial experience
The storefront dissolves the boundary between street and interior via folding glass panels and a raised concrete threshold acting as an informal seating edge.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of white tiles, rough concrete lintels, and vertical folding glass panels framed by masonry piers.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse retail
Program
Bakery and retail shop
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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