Rounded partitions and archways create a circulate by this Montreal boutique, designed by native studio MRDK for Canadian sportswear model Ciele Athletics.
The primary boutique for Ciele, which sells technical headwear and attire for operating, opened in April 2023 on Notre-Dame Avenue in Montreal – the model’s hometown.
The three,000-square-foot (279-square-metre) flagship retailer was designed by MRDK to be as a lot a boutique as a neighborhood house for runners to satisfy and socialise.
Alongside the slim entryway, flooring contains black and white mosaic tiles that type a graphic sample primarily based on choose objects of the model’s attire.
Ascending 4 steps or a ramp leads guests previous a big white-tiled planter, then a show of mannequins lined up in entrance of a brick wall.
A lounge space on the finish is designated for gathering and dialog, providing “anybody with an curiosity in motion and connection an opportunity to expertise operating and the various aspects of its dynamic neighborhood by common meet-ups and occasions”, stated MRDK.
Entry to the primary retail house is thru an archway with rounded corners that punctures a deep, darkish inexperienced partition.
“An arched wall gracefully separates the extra public neighborhood space from the remainder of the shop, creating a way of intrigue and welcoming exploration,” MRDK stated.
Different comparable openings on this spatial divider are used to show clothes on single or double-stacked rails.
The identical forest inexperienced shade continues on the wall behind the service counter, which is fronted by a white fluted panel and features a small glass vitrine set into its high.
Herringbone white oak parquet flooring are laid wall to wall, operating beneath a low central island that’s designed to be damaged aside and moved across the retailer relying on merchandising wants.
A textured lime plaster end was utilized to the partitions, wrapping across the bull-nosed corners that soften the angles created by the offset shows.
“The play of sunshine and shadows on these textured surfaces creates a way of dynamism, accentuating the distinctiveness of the house,” stated MRDK.
In a single nook, a 12-foot-tall (3.7-metre) shelving system presents Ciele’s vary of hats on cork model heads.
Becoming rooms in the back of the shop are saved minimal, with inexperienced velvet curtain draped behind the arched openings to the cubicles.
“The considerate mixture of supplies, textures, and colors creates an environment that seamlessly blends modernity with a contact of timeless magnificence,” stated MRDK.
Previously often called Ménard Dworkind, the studio was based by Guillaume Ménard and David Dworkind, and has accomplished a wide range of retail areas in Montreal and past.
Most lately, these have included a retailer for plastic-free magnificence model Perspective.
The pictures is by David Dworkind and Alex Lesage.
Venture credit:
Group: David Dworkind, Benjamin Lavoie Laroche
Contractor: Groupe Manovra
Ceramic flooring tile: Daltile
Lighting: Sistemalux
Lime plaster: Venosa
Wooden profiles: Brenlo
