Location: SHANGHAI, China 85 sqm 2017
Client: Richemont Asia Pacific LTD
Type: Retail

Area-17 oversaw the project management for the first Gold LEED Certified Panerai boutique. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification concerning the whole building life-cycle, from design to materials to construction work.

With this store, the Italian brand officializes its commitment to an environmentally friendly design. Among several sustainable solutions, the boutique incorporates the QLEAR Intelligent Building Management System to monitor the indoor air quality and energy consumption in real-time.Officine Panerai Plaza 66 is located in the renewed Nanjing West road, the heart of Shanghai where the most prestigious international brands come together. The interior design of the store expresses a simple yet classic Italian style and relies on transparencies to enhance the location’s luminosity. All materials have been carefully selected according to the best tradition of the Florentine brand, to provide clients with a unique shopping experience.

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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.