Huawei Flagship Store Beijing
A flagship retail storefront precedent demonstrating sweeping curved glazing and clean composite banding that merges exterior urban circulation with interior display.
- What we like about this project
- The curved upper mezzanine slab steps back slightly behind the glass line, emphasizing the continuous sweep of the exterior envelope.
Materials
- glass
- composite-metal-panel
- stone-paving
- steel
Visual identifiers
- curved-glass-facade
- white-composite-fascia
- double-height-storefront
- luminous-ceiling
Style tags
- contemporary
- corporate
- minimal-framing
Visual tags
- retail
- commercial
- curvilinear
- curtain-wall
- transparent
- flagship-store
- Geometry
- Sweeping curved corner geometry featuring a double-height transparent glass curtain wall wrapped by continuous horizontal white composite fascia bands.
- Facade system
- Structural glass curtain wall with minimal mullions and bespoke composite metal fascia panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame with cantilevered floor plates supporting a large-span suspended glazing system.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story commercial height, accommodating full-size automobiles on the ground level and large interior planting on the mezzanine.
- Lighting
- Bright interior luminous ceiling panels cast an even downward glow that counters external daylight and highlights the showcased vehicles.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, bright, and welcoming, characterized by crisp white lines and glowing interior transparency.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk paving in the foreground with adjacent multi-story commercial street fabric visible on the left.
- Spatial experience
- The deep transparent corner opens up views directly into the multi-vehicle showroom interior, blending the city pedestrian zone seamlessly with the commercial display space.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stratification of curved white bands alternating with expansive glass zones, anchored by cylindrical interior columns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate commercial architecture
- Program
- Flagship technology and automotive retail showroom
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, composite-metal-panel, stone-paving, steel
- Visual identifiers
- curved-glass-facade, white-composite-fascia, double-height-storefront, luminous-ceiling
- Style tags
- contemporary, corporate, minimal-framing
- Visual tags
- retail, commercial, curvilinear, curtain-wall, transparent, flagship-store
- Geometry
- Sweeping curved corner geometry featuring a double-height transparent glass curtain wall wrapped by continuous horizontal white composite fascia bands.
- Facade system
- Structural glass curtain wall with minimal mullions and bespoke composite metal fascia panels.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame with cantilevered floor plates supporting a large-span suspended glazing system.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story commercial height, accommodating full-size automobiles on the ground level and large interior planting on the mezzanine.
- Lighting
- Bright interior luminous ceiling panels cast an even downward glow that counters external daylight and highlights the showcased vehicles.
- Atmosphere
- Sleek, bright, and welcoming, characterized by crisp white lines and glowing interior transparency.
- Environmental context
- Urban sidewalk paving in the foreground with adjacent multi-story commercial street fabric visible on the left.
- Spatial experience
- The deep transparent corner opens up views directly into the multi-vehicle showroom interior, blending the city pedestrian zone seamlessly with the commercial display space.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stratification of curved white bands alternating with expansive glass zones, anchored by cylindrical interior columns.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate commercial architecture
- Program
- Flagship technology and automotive retail showroom
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture