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Based in Shanghai, Some Thoughts designs retail stores and exhibition showrooms through monolithic, continuous material envelopes punctuated by perforated modular display systems and vivid accent lighting. This body of work offers a strong reference when detailing seamless floor-to-wall surfaces, specifying custom interlocking merchandise fixtures, or balancing raw mineral textures with precise technical grids.

Triptych showing interior views of Kinglomo store in Shanghai by Some Thoughts featuring modular perforated grey block shelving and stainless steel carts.

Kinglomo金粒门

上海

Interior design precedent for retail spaces featuring custom modular perforated block systems and stainless steel fixtures by Some Thoughts.

What we like about this project
The uniform use of textured, perforated interlocking blocks as the primary skin for all movable carts, display tables, and shelving units.

Materials

  • perforated-concrete-block
  • stainless-steel
  • plywood
  • glass

Visual identifiers

  • perforated-blocks
  • modular-shelving
  • stainless-steel-carts
  • industrial-ceiling

Style tags

  • industrial
  • modular
  • minimalist
  • commercial

Visual tags

  • retail
  • commercial-interior
  • modular
  • industrial
  • minimalist
Geometry
Open-plan retail floor organized with a grid of custom modular block shelving units and stainless steel mobile service carts.
Structural guess
Exposed steel roof truss system with polished concrete floor slab.
Spatial scale
Large-format commercial retail interior with tall ceilings and human-scaled modular display counters.
Lighting
Bright overhead industrial pendant and ceiling lighting casting clean, even illumination across the reflective floors and merchandise.
Atmosphere
Clean, clinical yet tactile atmosphere driven by repetitive geometric patterns and industrial surfaces.
Environmental context
Indoor commercial retail space with exposed high-ceiling trusses and polished light-colored flooring.
Spatial experience
Expansive, industrial-scale retail environment with clear sightlines across modular display islands and a warm timber cash wrap counter in the background.
Composition rhythm
Repetitive perforated grid pattern across all casework creates a strong, unified visual rhythm throughout the retail floor.
Style reading
Industrial modular commercial interior
Program
Retail store / supermarket interior
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
perforated-concrete-block, stainless-steel, plywood, glass
Visual identifiers
perforated-blocks, modular-shelving, stainless-steel-carts, industrial-ceiling
Style tags
industrial, modular, minimalist, commercial
Visual tags
retail, commercial-interior, modular, industrial, minimalist
Geometry
Open-plan retail floor organized with a grid of custom modular block shelving units and stainless steel mobile service carts.
Structural guess
Exposed steel roof truss system with polished concrete floor slab.
Spatial scale
Large-format commercial retail interior with tall ceilings and human-scaled modular display counters.
Lighting
Bright overhead industrial pendant and ceiling lighting casting clean, even illumination across the reflective floors and merchandise.
Atmosphere
Clean, clinical yet tactile atmosphere driven by repetitive geometric patterns and industrial surfaces.
Environmental context
Indoor commercial retail space with exposed high-ceiling trusses and polished light-colored flooring.
Spatial experience
Expansive, industrial-scale retail environment with clear sightlines across modular display islands and a warm timber cash wrap counter in the background.
Composition rhythm
Repetitive perforated grid pattern across all casework creates a strong, unified visual rhythm throughout the retail floor.
Style reading
Industrial modular commercial interior
Program
Retail store / supermarket interior
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Triptych showing interior views of Kinglomo store in Shanghai by Some Thoughts featuring modular perforated grey block shelving and stainless steel carts.

Kinglomo金粒门

上海

Interior design precedent for retail spaces featuring custom modular perforated block systems and stainless steel fixtures by Some Thoughts.

What we like about this project
The uniform use of textured, perforated interlocking blocks as the primary skin for all movable carts, display tables, and shelving units.

Materials

  • perforated-concrete-block
  • stainless-steel
  • plywood
  • glass

Visual identifiers

  • perforated-blocks
  • modular-shelving
  • stainless-steel-carts
  • industrial-ceiling

Style tags

  • industrial
  • modular
  • minimalist
  • commercial

Visual tags

  • retail
  • commercial-interior
  • modular
  • industrial
  • minimalist
Geometry
Open-plan retail floor organized with a grid of custom modular block shelving units and stainless steel mobile service carts.
Structural guess
Exposed steel roof truss system with polished concrete floor slab.
Spatial scale
Large-format commercial retail interior with tall ceilings and human-scaled modular display counters.
Lighting
Bright overhead industrial pendant and ceiling lighting casting clean, even illumination across the reflective floors and merchandise.
Atmosphere
Clean, clinical yet tactile atmosphere driven by repetitive geometric patterns and industrial surfaces.
Environmental context
Indoor commercial retail space with exposed high-ceiling trusses and polished light-colored flooring.
Spatial experience
Expansive, industrial-scale retail environment with clear sightlines across modular display islands and a warm timber cash wrap counter in the background.
Composition rhythm
Repetitive perforated grid pattern across all casework creates a strong, unified visual rhythm throughout the retail floor.
Style reading
Industrial modular commercial interior
Program
Retail store / supermarket interior
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
perforated-concrete-block, stainless-steel, plywood, glass
Visual identifiers
perforated-blocks, modular-shelving, stainless-steel-carts, industrial-ceiling
Style tags
industrial, modular, minimalist, commercial
Visual tags
retail, commercial-interior, modular, industrial, minimalist
Geometry
Open-plan retail floor organized with a grid of custom modular block shelving units and stainless steel mobile service carts.
Structural guess
Exposed steel roof truss system with polished concrete floor slab.
Spatial scale
Large-format commercial retail interior with tall ceilings and human-scaled modular display counters.
Lighting
Bright overhead industrial pendant and ceiling lighting casting clean, even illumination across the reflective floors and merchandise.
Atmosphere
Clean, clinical yet tactile atmosphere driven by repetitive geometric patterns and industrial surfaces.
Environmental context
Indoor commercial retail space with exposed high-ceiling trusses and polished light-colored flooring.
Spatial experience
Expansive, industrial-scale retail environment with clear sightlines across modular display islands and a warm timber cash wrap counter in the background.
Composition rhythm
Repetitive perforated grid pattern across all casework creates a strong, unified visual rhythm throughout the retail floor.
Style reading
Industrial modular commercial interior
Program
Retail store / supermarket interior
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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