Shipping Container Retail Design
I wish I could see this cool new pop-up shop in person, but alas, it's in Manhattan and only until October 31. It's the first (albeit temporary) retail store for fashion designer Richard Chai, set in a shipping container underneath the High Line park.
Image courtesy of David Smith.
Part of the Building Fashion installation series—which pairs architects and fashion designers to create innovative retails spaces—this shop, designed by Brooklyn-based firm Snarkitecture, delivers a lot of visual bang for little buck: the whole project cost just $5,000. Architect/artists Daniel Arsham and Alex Mustonen spent three days carving miles of stacked-up architectural foam into a futuristic, glacier-like space. All the work was done by hand, using just a heated wire, as shown below.
Image courtesy of Faris Al-Shathir.
Image courtesy of Faris Al-Shathir.
Carved-out niches show off accessories, shoes, and piles of folded clothing; other pieces hang in rows on inset rods.
Image courtesy of David Smith.
Image courtesy of David Smith.
When the project ends next weekend, the foam will be recycled and used for its original intent: as building insulation.
Image courtesy of David Smith.
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I love the fact that they thought this idea all the way through and are recycling the materials at the end of the exhibit.
Fabulous! Seems so stream lined and less cluttered allowing for a smooth selection and purchase process. We like! LeafandInk.com
$5,000? I imagine that's just for the glacier decor... seems way too cheap for the entire shipping container + finish out.
Way cool ••••••• great display or self standing retail idea!
those two architects just shortened their life expectancy. the gases involved in hot wiring foam are toxic. do not try this at home.............
Martin is dead right. If that material is polyurethane, its fumes are poisonous. Those guys should have - at the very least - worn masks during carving. And Dwell is negligent in not highlighting this major breach of safety.
This is a brilliant idea, I love it! Taking an ugly shipping container and making it something beautiful, good taste, whimsical, low maintenance, and super cool. Like some of the other comments though, hope working with, or being around some of those materials won't make people sick. J. Guy
Can anyone tell me what kind of foam that actually is??
$5000. just the interior finished out not including labor and the ISO container right?
By the way, what material did you use on the exterior panel? is it a rain-screen system?
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