The newly completed Excelsior in Milan by architect Jean Nouvel

以创造非凡的建筑外观而闻名的世界，有时对像让·努维尔这样的明星建筑师来说是个累赘。我说：“不，我不能就这样做门面.”当我在一栋建筑上工作时，我必须在外部和其他一切内部建立关系。幸运的是，贝拉尔多看到了灯光。当然，外观是一个突出的特征。在里面，这位法国建筑师在老剧院的墙壁上涂上了反光涂料，这些颜料会在LED屏幕上的光线下跳跃。每一层楼都与周边断开连接，就像漂浮在水面上一样，众多的阳台让人想起了现场以前的剧院自我。Nouvel并不是唯一一个受到新零售项目诱惑的大牌品牌。Vincenzo de Cotiis协调地板设计，其特点是木材和钢固定装置以及抛光水泥块显示器。

Annexing a forgotten corner of the city's grand Galleria del Corso, Nouvel has transformed a dusty old movie theatre...

... into a 7-storey fashion, food and design emporium

View of Excelsior from Corso Vittorio Emanuele II

The building is Nouvel's very first architectural imprint on the city of Milan

Excelsior's glazed aluminium slats are slightly angled to give a fiery peep show of fractured images projected from the LED screens that run along balustrades

A detailed view of the LED screens that feature throughout the emporium

Each floor is also disconnected from the perimeter, as if floating, and the multitude of balconies evoke the site's former theatre self

Cool labels such as Haider Ackermann, Proenza Schouler, Altuzarra and Isabel Marant are stocked in Excelsior's fashion department... 

... Thanks to Antonia Giacinti - owner of the Antonia multi-brand stores located in the city - who served as a buying consultant

The womenswear department

The menswear department

A view of the beauty department

Davide Oldani, the chef behind celebrated restaurant D'O, served as a food consultant for the bottom two basement levels which feature take-out, bistro and restaurant services

Eat's - the extensively stocked food market

The formaggeria at Eat's