harvey nichols debuts its new department less store concept in birmingham
2015-07-31 12:01
Harvey Nichol's new Birmingham flagship was designed in collaboration with retail specialists Virgile + Partners, an arm of Imagination, and sets the bar high for the brand's London refurbishment, which broke ground this month and is expected to be completed in 2017
在哈维·尼科尔斯(HarveyNichols)任命斯塔西·卡特赖特(Stacey Cartwright)为首席执行官一年半之后,这家奢侈品零售商今天在她的领导下,在伯明翰推出了新的门店概念。这款旗舰是与零售专家Virgile Partners合作设计的。Virgile Partners是联想集团(Imagation Group)旗下的一家子公司,为该品牌在伦敦的翻修设定了门槛。该品牌本月开始了翻修,预计将于2017年完工。
这不仅对哈维·尼科尔斯品牌,而且对国际百货公司来说,都是一个改变游戏规则的人。Virgile Partners董事卡洛斯·维吉尔(CarlosVirgile)在参观这个令人印象深刻的单一级别网站时说,这个想法就是要有一家精品店的感觉和精神。没有走道,都是自由流动的。
这座新装修的邮箱购物中心是该品牌在2010年首次居住的,这座45,000平方英尺的空间已经扩大了一倍。伯明翰市(吊车和脚手架目前正处于一个重要的成长和再生时期)本身也拥有比伦敦以外任何其他英国城市更多的米其林星级餐厅。
与开放式布局工作,商店的设计是围绕着“受控破坏”的概念,因此是由大量的对比材料,纹理和形状。“这是关于用新的材料调色板重新定义奢侈品,”Virgile Partners董事Ewald Damen说,这是一种梯形的混凝土瓷砖地板,被切割成几何图形的水射流切割卡拉卡塔瓦格利大理石(CalacattaVagli),将女性的配饰与美丽结合在一起。他还提到伯明翰的软过渡:“形状和形式非常多样化,可以在整个商店中创建一个软流程,因为传统的百货公司都有非常硬的走道。”“这是另一个很大的区别,因为这里没有品牌优惠,即使是在美丽的地方也是如此。”
正如商店的人体模型是由定制的各种材料(包括石头和金属)组成的,Virgile Partners与一家名为“大体积混凝土”的公司合作,在定制的水磨石上安装展示箱。天花板是另一个动态特征,由半透明聚碳酸酯面板(通常用于工业环境)组成,它在地板上反射自然光,没有实际的镜像反射,给人一种开放、通风的感觉。达门补充道:“有一种粗糙的纹理渐变,让它变得非常光滑。”达门还说,金属网窗帘可以谨慎地引导购物者进入洗手间。他补充说,因为这是一家单层商店,我们想在材料上有很多不同的品种。
该店的家具组合也同样独特,包括现代设计和古董设计:“每件家具的设计或选择都是为了创造个性化的效果,”维吉尔强化了Virgile的风格,指的是老式百家乐(Baccarat)吊灯、马西萨尔瓦多达利红唇沙发以及各种Moooi椅子和地毯。他解释说,商店的各种产品陈列都没有太多的商品或重复。
也是新概念店的技术使用。收银机已经被驱逐到后面的房间,以支持漫游的苹果商店模型。在技术说明中,时尚礼宾部内的VIP更衣室推出了一个360度的“魔镜”,它捕捉到可以即时发出第二个意见的视频。
类似地,开箱即用的是哈维尼科尔斯餐厅,与珀内尔餐厅老板和米其林主厨格里恩普内尔合作。小吃风格,全天就餐地点设有开放式厨房、私人厨师桌和鸡尾酒吧。它也将在零售时间之外开放,通过自己的楼梯进入。从设计上讲,它看起来就像在五星级酒店的家一样。
“这在很大程度上是对我们所有人的一个实验,”Virgile谈到这个完整的概念时说。“现在大家都对骑士桥的下一阶段充满信心。”这对情侣最感兴趣的特征之一是伯明翰男装区的特色墙:“这是我们将在奈特斯布里奇继续探索的东西;在它所拥有的运动感中,”Virgile说,它的砖滑块已经插入角度,以创造一个纹理的波动。“再说一遍真的很无聊,”维吉尔咧嘴笑着说,“这不会是一次直截了当的重复,就像一连串的东西一样。”
The Birmingham store is a game changer, not only for the Harvey Nichols brand, but for department stores internationally. 'The idea is to have the feel and spirit of a boutique,' says Virgile + Partners director, Carlos Virgile, during a tour of the impressive mono level site. 'There's no walkway, it's all free flowing'
Similarly, out-of-the-box is The Harvey Nichols Restaurant, in partnership with Purnell restaurant owner and Michelin starred chef Glynn Purnell, which would be at home in a 5-star hotel
The tapas-style, all day dining spot features an open kitchen, private chef's table and cocktail bar. It wil also be open outside of retail hours, accessible via its own sweeping staircase (right)
Housed within the newly refurbished Mailbox mall that the brand first inhabited in 2010, the 45,000 sq foot space has been doubled in size for this reincarnation
Working with an open-plan layout, the store's design is centered around the concept of 'controlled disruption', and is therefore dominated by a wealth of contrasting materials, textures and shapes. 'It's about redefining luxury with a new palette of materials,' says Virgile + Partners director Ewald Damen
'Shapes and forms are very varied to create a soft flow throughout the store, because traditionally department stores have very hard walkways,' Damen adds of Birmingham's soft transitions. 'And that's the other big difference in that there are no brand concessions here, even in beauty'
'This was very much an experiment for all of us,' says Virgile of the integrated concept. 'Now everybody feels really confident about the next stage in Knightsbridge'
keywords:Harvey Nichols, Birmingham
关键词:哈维·尼科尔斯,伯明翰
在哈维·尼科尔斯(HarveyNichols)任命斯塔西·卡特赖特(Stacey Cartwright)为首席执行官一年半之后,这家奢侈品零售商今天在她的领导下,在伯明翰推出了新的门店概念。旗舰是与零售专家Virgi合作设计的.
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