The curvaceous forms of the interior are
designed to guide shoppers to the back of
the store. «There is a short route for quick
daily shopping and a long route for weekend
buyers,» Andras Dobos of LAB5 architects.
A pair of curved white beams guide the shopper through the aisles, while fruit and vegetables
are displayed within rounded counters made from Corian - a solid surface material that
creates a smooth finish.
A pair of curved white beams guide the shopper through the aisles, while fruit and vegetables are displayed within rounded
counters made from Corian - a solid surface material that creates a smooth finish.
Dutch Supermarket Spar’S Flagship Store In Budapest
In other parts of the store, white beams zigzag
between ribbed sections on the ceiling where
wooden lengths are spread more sparsely.
Curved counters are clad vertically with
similar wooden lengths in the bakery. Walls
are painted brown, in keeping with the natural
feel of the materials.
FEATURES A SERIES OF UNDULATING
WOODEN FORMS THROUGH ITS INTERIOR
BY LOCAL FIRM LAB5 ARCHITECTS
M
of costumers, so the layout is
OM Park is a shopping mall
organised accordingly. One can
located in a wealthy district
be shopping very quickly even not
of Budapest. When SPAR
entering across the gates. There
decided to open its supermarket
is a «short route» for quick daily
there, they had the idea to build a
shopping, and a «long route» for
flagship store, and have a unique
weekend buyers. All the forms in the
design for it to achieve elevated
interior are inspired by this flow of
experience of shopping. They invited
costumers.
architects and interior designers to
submit design
THE DUTCH WORD «SPAR»
From the
proposals in
MEANING PINEWOOD GAVE THE entrance
a non-open
IDEA OF USING «WOOD-LIKE»
the ceiling is
competition.
LAB5 architects MATERIALS AT THE CEILING OR AT attracting you to
THE WINERY.
the back zone,
won because of
and then shows
the look
different possible ways to go on. The
and feel of a market space, with
block before cashiers doesn’t have
a friendly industrial atmosphere.
suspended ceiling, and it is just clear
Luckily later 90% of the original
and organised.
ideas could have been realised.
Located in a shopping mall, this
retail can draw mainly three kinds
Due to the condition of the modest
internal height,