Walk into BIBU, perceptible design details and subtle story lines reveal that a time and space odyssey will be unfolded inside. The idea is to connect "Pet" with "Ark" notion for expanding BIBU into a "P+ark" by transforming parts of its private commercial area into a community platform for more interpersonal communication.Ĭonsumption space should enchant guests with a rich and inviting journey. DOPPIO is next to display area where guests could interact with cute pets, and opens for anyone who wants to enjoy coffee and play with their cats or dogs. More than being a full-equipped pet service center, BIBU has been slotted with a semi-enclosed cafe DOPPIO on its ground floor.
Within its two-storey structure and 600-square-meter volume, ofD carefully divided the venue into multiple zones for pet food and supplies retail, boarding and caring, training and vet clinic, all based on functional purposes and spatial logic of each space. Introducing "Space Age" as the design motif, ofD deployed "Ark" - a symbolic spatial structure concept to plan internal layout. ofD hopes to look beyond current time and space spectrum, and connects with the past through a retrospect of the Space Age, to seek new hopes for the future. The aim was not only to make a striking contrast with previous functionalism confined design approaches for pet shops, but also to inform our considerations on current issues through spatial expression: post-pandemic world, zero-sum race, Tiangong space station, SpaceX… The road ahead of us is fogged with uncertainties. OfD intended to create a "groundbreaking" pet space. Pet products retail area on the ground floor Respecting the celebrated community which gathers commercial, living, fashion and cultural landmarks, the primary challenge for ofD is to highlight the uniqueness and aesthetic of BIBU, while also meet its functional demands of space. Second-floor external facade, a story within a window Located in the core area of Guangzhou, Gaode Mansion is adjacent to K11 Art Mall and International Financial Centre, as well as renowned cultural venues such as Guangdong Museum and Guangzhou Opera House. Both paved a strong demand for pet boutiques.īIBU pet store, a new project of One Fine Day Studio & Partners (refer to as ofD), is set within a high-end condo Gaode Mansion. On the other hand, the Millennial and Gen Z, who are leading today's consumer trends, are more individuality-oriented and leaning into bricks-and-mortar shops which could represent their cultural identity. Driven by young consumers, China's pet industry has been booming and thriving in recent years.Ĭlaw-shaped cafe entrance on ground floorĮspecially in the time of pandemic, the emotional value of pets has been increasingly recognized. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
Chinese design studio One Fine Day Studio & Partners has designed a pet store that combines the elements of space age in the core area of Guangzhou, Gaode Mansion is adjacent to K11 Art Mall and International Financial Centre, China, as well as are renowned cultural venues such as Guangdong Museum and Guangzhou Opera House.Īn ark built in the city for you to wander in a dream.
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