Baccarat Flagship
A storefront facade precedent utilizing structural glass and complex geometric frit patterns to balance exterior transparency with interior product display.
- What we like about this project
- The triangular dot-matrix pattern varies in density to selectively obscure or reveal interior product displays.
Materials
- glass
- stainless-steel
- perforated-metal
- mirror-finish-metal
Visual identifiers
- structural-glass
- perforated-metal
- geometric-pattern
- storefront-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- luxury
- retail
- glamorous
Visual tags
- retail
- facade
- glass-curtain-wall
- luxury
- patterned
- Geometry
- Flat, multi-bay structural glass curtain wall featuring a large central glazed doorway and a repeating triangular graphic overlay.
- Facade system
- Structural glass fin curtain wall with patterned manifestation films and perforated panels.
- Structural guess
- Structural glass mullions and overhead steel support headers.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story retail frontage at pedestrian scale.
- Lighting
- Daylight reflects off the patterned glass surface while interior spotlights illuminate display vitrines and chandeliers within.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, reflective, and glittering, echoing the crystalline nature of the brand.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk condition with reflective glass facade acting as a storefront boundary.
- Spatial experience
- The layered glass facade filters views between the bustling street and the high-end retail interior, creating a shimmering screen effect.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical structural glass fins and mullions punctuated by an alternating triangular pattern.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury retail architecture
- Program
- Luxury retail flagship
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, stainless-steel, perforated-metal, mirror-finish-metal
- Visual identifiers
- structural-glass, perforated-metal, geometric-pattern, storefront-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, luxury, retail, glamorous
- Visual tags
- retail, facade, glass-curtain-wall, luxury, patterned
- Geometry
- Flat, multi-bay structural glass curtain wall featuring a large central glazed doorway and a repeating triangular graphic overlay.
- Facade system
- Structural glass fin curtain wall with patterned manifestation films and perforated panels.
- Structural guess
- Structural glass mullions and overhead steel support headers.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story retail frontage at pedestrian scale.
- Lighting
- Daylight reflects off the patterned glass surface while interior spotlights illuminate display vitrines and chandeliers within.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, reflective, and glittering, echoing the crystalline nature of the brand.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk condition with reflective glass facade acting as a storefront boundary.
- Spatial experience
- The layered glass facade filters views between the bustling street and the high-end retail interior, creating a shimmering screen effect.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical structural glass fins and mullions punctuated by an alternating triangular pattern.
- Style reading
- Contemporary luxury retail architecture
- Program
- Luxury retail flagship
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture