Location: SHANGHAI, China 600 sqm 2017
Client: Lojas Renner
Type: Workspaces

Area-17 designed the Shanghai-based purchasing headquarter of Lojas Renner , leading South American fast-fashion company. Inspired by the concept of cooperative working, the layout consists of a vast, uninterrupted environment. Furniture is arranged to guarantee the maximum flexibility, while only few areas are devoted to specific functions. The graphic’s design plays a major role in clearly defining the space usage, as in the case of the mail area.

The interior design focuses on enhancing the building’s industrial flair. Raw concrete surfaces, exposed ductwork ceiling, and metallic panels interpret this soul, counterbalanced by the warmth of wooden flooring. The minimalistic palette plays with neutral shades, which by contrast emphasizes the bright red of the brand logo, quoted here and there by accent elements in the décor and furnishing. An attentive use of spotlights creates a vibrant and stimulating light, oppositely to what happens in traditional working environments with flat lighting solutions.

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BRESCIA, Italy 27'000 sqm 2018

Centro Nuovo Flaminia is part of a wider urban renewal plan concerning the former “Magazzini Generali” area at the South-West of Brescia city center. It occupies 27'000 sqm, among which 7'000 are dedicated to a Coop supermarket. The shopping mall, designed by Area-17 and Inres, is the focal and vital point of a great park and recreation area.

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BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy 2'000 sqm 2018

Located in the city center, the new supermarket Coop Busto Arsizio is the core of a wider urban requalification area. The store occupies the volume of a former factory and has been redesigned by Area-17 and Inres as a connection between the neighborhood and the new project area. Roof-to-ceiling windows dematerialize large portions of walls and engage interiors and exteriors in a uninterrupted dialogue.

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SHANGHAI, China 2'700 sqm 2018

Area-17 interprets the innovative Hema Robot Restaurant by Alibaba Group with an interior design and layout that enhance the high-tech character of the original concept. The newest location occupies the second floor of a branded space that Hema opened inside NECC – the new National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai. Visited by millions of people, this is the perfect location for an environment unifying the brand’s core values and an experimental approach to hospitality.

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FIORANO MODENESE, Italy 5'000 sqm 2018

The partnership between Area-17 Architecture & Interiors and Iris Ceramica Group continues with a renovation work that combines distinctive features of contemporary design with a great respect for what the brand means for its surroundings and the people living there. The refurbishment of the historic Iris Ceramica headquarters arises from two main needs: integrating the original building from the ’60s with the brand-new showroom’s volumes, and remodeling the interiors, which underwent a change in functions over the past decades. It also states the choice to consolidate a weighty brand identity and return it to employees and clients with a new, stronger visual image.

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CASTELLARANO, Italy 2'000 sqm 2018

For the restyling of the Italian Ariostea headquarters’ interiors, Area-17 drew inspiration from the brand’s core values: technological innovation and maniacal attention to detail. The 2'000 sqm office building occupies 2 floors, connected at both ends by double-height volumes providing wide perspectives as well as a visual and physical tie among spaces.

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BOLOGNA, Italy 360 sqm 2018

Iris Ceramica stand designed by Area-17 for Cersaie 2018 demonstrates the ability of interpreting contemporary spaces using the ceramic material in an unexpected way. This year, the inspiration comes from the latest trends in co-working environments, where new ways of interacting and doing business ask for new architectural languages.