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Anthony Nak Flagship Store
Austin, Texas
M.J. Neal Architects
Completed in just 12 weeks, this 800-square-foot flagship jewelry store was transformed from a 1970s ground-floor office space into an edgy showcase for haute couture jewelry. A gently arching gypsum-board ceiling hovers above three pods made of metal, wood, and glass, mounted on stainless-steel posts that encase jewelry in the center of the showroom. Twelve-inch-tall steel-and-glass cases appear to levitate in the center of the windowed perimeter between the exterior columns. The windows, enlarged from ceiling to floor, open the white Minimalist interior to downtown Austin's streetscape. The rear wall serves as a screen for a digital display of the client's products, projected 24 hours a day and illuminating the interior with images of jewelry flashed throughout the night. |