Aura Object is a lifestyle shop featuring mostly European antique furniture on Songyuan Road in Shanghai.
Sculpted by time, these meticulously decorated objects are like striking works of art.
Considering how to display these furniture pieces that look good on their own, the layout of the showroom avoids showing too many objects in the same space.
Window openings on the wall that faces the street correspond with the grid on the façade. Walls extend from each window, dividing space while acting as a background for the furniture to stand out. Looking from the street side, it was also intended for these walls to frame numerous “small worlds” within the overall space.
The showroom references to European arcades where the arches are repeated throughout the space, making prominent the architectural element among the ornate furniture pieces yet not overpowering them. Wall thickness is exaggerated by expressing the brick structure and gypsum board individually without covering them with paint. Using these classic techniques, Aura Object’s presence as a modern shop is further emphasized with the sense of its lightness and the rhythm of the continuous openings.