COMMERCIAL SPACE · DISPLAY AND WORK
DO’S FLOWER · Pyeongchon, Gyeonggi · 43.03㎡
Designing a Place to Choose Flowers, and a Place to Work, Together.
How can a small shop accommodate sales, consultation and everyday work together?
A flower shop is both a place to display flowers and a workshop for trimming and wrapping them. At DO’S FLOWER, we considered the first impression guests encounter alongside the owner’s working day.
A long worktable sits at the centre of the narrow, elongated space. The movement of flowers growing and unfolding continues through the curved entrance and the character of the materials.
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A Small Shop Does Not Mean Less to Do.
Within approximately 43.03㎡, the shop needed places not only for displaying flowers and talking with customers, but also for trimming, wrapping, washing and storage. Alongside the atmosphere, we began by considering what happens here over the course of a day.
It was not enough simply to fit in each function separately. We considered how the scene of a guest choosing flowers and that of the owner preparing them could connect within the same space.
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A Long Table at the Centre of the Space.
A long worktable sits at the centre of DO’S FLOWER. Beside it, a sink and storage run along the windows, while shelves for flowers and vases line the opposite wall.
Rather than separating the places for sales and work into different rooms, we planned the relationship between working and consultation together. The arrangement considers the process of handling flowers as part of the shop’s daily scene.
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The Movement of Flowers, Translated into the Entrance Curve.
Considering day-to-day operation does not mean leaving the impression of the space behind. At DO’S FLOWER, the movement of flowers growing and unfolding informed the curves of the façade.
Pale plaster wraps the entrance, while the depth and shadows created by the curve guide the eye towards the door. We wanted the first impression from outside and the warm textures within to feel like parts of the same spatial story.
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Let the Colours and Forms of Flowers Come First.
Warm plaster and stainless steel have different characters. The lines and reflections of metal sit beside the quiet texture of plaster, creating a background against which flowers and plants stand out.
Vases, baskets and plants share the wall shelves. Materials and fittings form the background, allowing flowers and light, changing with the seasons, to shape the character of the space.
Photographs by Yongsu Kim
The atmosphere of a shop and its everyday operation should be considered together in the same design.
BEFORE A CONVERSATION
Tell Us about Your Working Day, Alongside the Atmosphere You Want.
Spaces of the same size need different arrangements depending on what is sold and how people work. For the first conversation, share as much as you currently know about the points below.
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What Happens during Your Day?
Daily tasks such as sales, consultation, making, wrapping and tidying, and the number of people working together.
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What Needs a Place?
Your existing equipment and fittings, tasks that use water, goods to display and items to store.
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What Kind of Shop Do You Want?
The impression you want to give customers, photographs or plans of the current space, and your intended schedule and budget range.