UNIQLO Entrance Box

The door and store windows enable passers-by to see right through the building almost, without any disruption in their use of the square. Enclosing the store windows, lift and elevators leading to the retail space, the Box has a ‘double skin’ facade which emphasizes the lightness of the structure and its open dialogue with the surrounding space, thanks to carefully studied transparent effects and well-calibrated solids and voids. The gap between the two facades, characterized by different depths, offers the possibility to play, not only with transparency, but also with the introduction of colour.  The extra clear glass windows alternate with a translucent U-glass surface, semi-transparent glass sheets characterized by a U-shaped section, chosen for its capacity to confer lightness and elegance to the walls, while recalling a concept of minimalism and simplicity typical of the UNIQLO brand.

@Marcello Mariana