A new eight-storey facade has been added to the Postmodern building, originally
designed by architects John Burgee and Philip Johnson. The black steel and
aluminium elements are designed to echo Mies van der Rohe’s nearby Seagram
Building. The lower levels contain the store and are clad with vertical brass
bars and incorporate a lantern, a clock and the brand’s logo in the same
material. Behind the frontage is an eight-metre atrium, which features a chunky
sculptural staircase that doglegs up and then becomes a series of ramps to
connect the three floors.
Grey Palladiana Terrazzo is used to clad surfaces throughout the interior to
link the spaces. On the ground floor, bags are displayed on 39 shelves attached
to a wall on one side, illuminated by brass lighting hung from the ceiling. More
accessories are presented on units in the centre of the floor, one in marble and
another made from wood and glass, forming the brand’s largest accessories
department worldwide.
Womenswear is located on the first floor, broken up into different rooms to
separate the types of merchandise.An area for menswear – the second to be found
in Valentino’s US stores after San Francisco – is situated on the top level. Oak
shelving and hanging elements supported by polished brass fixtures are used to
display the collection, along with marble plinths
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