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A small eyewear store located in a vivid corner of Curitiba's Downtown.
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Retail projects are always marked by a particular entrepreneurial initiative that is articulated, mainly, through the design of an experience and basic commercial needs. In the case of OpticArt, the partners envisioned an eyewear store in which the customer could have the autonomy to choose and try more than a thousand models of glasses in a traditional corner of the Osório Square, in the Curitiba’s Downtown.
To materialize that, there were two main starting conditions: they would need to have more than 100 meters of linear displays and the users would need total freedom to move around. However, it was still important to have a few service desks for those who need more support while shopping. The main solution was to break the traditional scheme of client-table-display by giving the clients direct access to the shelves, but also avoiding placing them in a narrow hallway. With that, clients quickly understand that they can move around the store without having to compromise with a salesperson. The shelves were made from folded steel sheet to create a continuous line that goes from the corner window to the back of the store, with the lower shelf having a slightly greater depth to support trays for customers to select their items.
At the same time, the main service area is located on the side of this hall on an extensive wooden bench with a trapezoidal shape, where customers can make any necessary adjustments to customize the product. The isle table serves as a space articulator for featured products and punctual support.
In addition, the materiality aligned with the newly created branding is also highlighted, using white at eye height, highlighting the shapes and colors of the products, and the navy blue at the curved ceiling that creates an infinite coverage for the internal space of the store, as if the store was an extension of the front square.
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Projetos comerciais são sempre marcados por uma iniciativa empreendedora particular que se articula, principalmente, através do desenho de uma experiência de serviço e de necessidades comerciais básicas. No caso da OpticArt, os sócios imaginaram um serviço de ótica no qual o cliente tivesse autonomia para escolher e provar mais de mil modelos de óculos em uma tradicional esquina da Praça Osório, no centro de Curitiba.
Para materializar essa idéia, existiam duas premissas principais: eles precisariam de mais de 100 metros lineares de mostruário, e os clientes precisariam de liberdade total de movimento. Ainda assim, seria importante manter algumas mesas de atendimento para as pessoas que precisam de algum tipo de suporte durante a compra.
A solução principal foi quebrar a base tradicional de mostruários atrás das mesas de atendimento, permitindo ao cliente acesso direto as prateleiras, mas sem também colocá-los em um corredor estreito. Desta forma, os clientes rapidamente entendem que podem se movimentar pela loja sem obrigatoriamente fazer contato com um vendedor. As prateleiras, feitas de chapa de aço dobrado, criam uma linha contínua que parte da vitrine da esquina até os fundos da loja, sendo que a prateleira inferior, possui uma profundidade um pouco maior para abrigar bandejas de apoio para os clientes selecionarem suas peças.
Paralelamente, o principal espaço de atendimento se concentra lateralmente a este salão em uma extensa bancada de madeira de formato trapezoidal, onde os clientes podem fazer os eventuais acertos necessários para personalização do produto. A mesa central em formato de ilha, serve como um articulador do espaço, servindo de apoio pontual e destacando produtos selecionados.
Além disso, destaca-se também a materialidade alinhada o branding recém criado, fazendo uso do branco nos planos a altura dos olhos para destaque das formas e cores dos produtos, e do azul marinho no forro curvo da loja, que cria a ilusão de uma cobertura infinita, como se a loja fosse uma extensão da área calçada em frente.
What were the solutions?
The main solution was to break the traditional scheme of client-table-display by giving the clients direct access to the shelves, but also avoiding placing them in a narrow hallway. With that, clients quickly understand that they can move around the store without having to compromise with a salesperson. The shelves were made from folded steel sheet to create a continuous line that goes from the corner window to the back of the store, with the lower shelf having a slightly greater depth to support trays for customers to select their items.
At the same time, the main service area is located on the side of this hall on an extensive wooden bench with a trapezoidal shape, where customers can make any necessary adjustments to customize the product. The isle table serves as a space articulator for featured products and punctual support.
Project Team
Franco Luiz Faust
Gabriel Zem Schneider
Lucas Aguillera e Shinyashiki
Mylana de Oliveira
Rafaella Rigo Coschela
Thiago Augustus Prenholato Alves
What was the brief?
To design an eyewear store in which the customer could have the autonomy to choose and try more than a thousand models of glasses.
What were the key challenges?
The main challenge was to create more than 100 meters of linear displays and still give the users total freedom to move around in a 65sqm corner store.
Project size | 65 m2 |
Completion date | 2020 |
Building levels | 1 |