The Shoe Shelf Store is a new flagship store for stüben fuß & schuh in Neumünster, Germany.

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Architects: Urban-Agency Architects, Esplant

Location: Neumünster, Germany

Architect In Charge: Urban Agency

Area: 340.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Urban Agency

Collaborator : Esplant GmbH

Interior Design: Urban Agency in collaboration with Schmitt Ladenbau

Client : Fuss & Schuh Orthopädie GmbH

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From the architect. The Shoe Shelf Store is a new flagship store for stüben fuß & schuh in Neumünster, Germany.The transparent two-story building seamlessly integrates display, façade and urban performance.Founded in 1895, stüben fuß & schuh has a long tradition as orthopedic shoemakers and shoe retailers.Quality, service, authenticity and local anchoring are the keywords for the brand.
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The building picks up these characteristics, aiming to offer more than simple shopping:The store presents itself to the public space as an open and innovative building that combines function, design and branding. With its striking profile, the building creates a stricking completion of the urban block and becomes a landmark in the public space. The façade is designed as a full-height wooden shelf that becomes a large display window both outwards and inwards. Viewed from the exterior, the...