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EDITIONS DE PARFUMS FRÉDÉRIC MALLE

New York, United States. 2014

Description +

PROGRAM: perfume shop and garden

CLIENT: Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

SIZE: 400 sq ft

STATUS: Complete

The 400sf Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle shop is an abstract insertion into the historic fabric of Greenwich Village. It is envisioned as an integral material/spatial whole.

An imagined geometry for olfaction, a slipped disk characterizes the facade, the main cabinetry, the furniture, and the secret garden beyond.

If smell could have geometric properties they might come in all scales and textures. Similarly, the “slipped disk” geometry is textured, porous and reflective (foamed aluminum); dense, smooth and opaque (black walnut); transparent (glass); or soft and rough (wool carpet). In the Secret Garden, which is paved in schist, the gentle sound of water emanates from a cast brass slipped disk.

Credits +

  • architect

    - Steven Holl Architects

    Steven Holl (design architect, principal)

    Olaf Schmidt (associate in charge)

    Filipe Taboada (project architect)

    Yiqing Zhao (project team)

  • lighting consultant

    - L'Observatoire International

  • cabinetry

    - Javier Gomez

News +


  • 2013 07/23 Steven Holl Architects’ Design for the Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle Store Approved By New York City Landmarks Commission
  • 2014 06/06 Steven Holl Architects Completes Store for Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums in New York City
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