Bright red columns interrupt a monochrome interior inside this fashion boutique in a Montreal warehouse by Canadian firm Saucier + Perrotte Architectes. The architects inserted the store into a former industrial building, used in the nineteenth century for producing tissues, leather and fur, and they added black paint to a decaying wall of brick and stone.
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Rectangular steel clothing racks run through the centre of the room, beneath a graduated ceiling that fades from black to white.
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A seating area surrounds a wood-burning stove at the front of the store, over a steel floor with a herringbone pattern. "This ... invites visitors to discover the exclusive clothing within and relax in the warmth and comfort of the fireplace," say the architects.
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White bookshelves line the wall on the right-hand side of the space and conceal entrances to dressing rooms.
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