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“the first nagoya store could really be seen as the opening salvo in the revival of the luxury boutique in the late 1990s. heralding an important shift in louis vuitton’s architectural program, the success of the store even goaded competing brands to employ a house architect of aoki’s dexterity.” -Taro Igarashi (from “learning from louis vuitton.” louis vuitton: art, fashion and architecture.)
the louis vuitton store in nagoya by jun aoki was the precedent for the architecture of luxury boutiques. louis vuitton’s first free-standing boutique, the rectangular solid sits on a corner in the shopping district. the simple geometric shape form is surrounded by a double glass walls, each fritted with a checkerboard pattern. the two walls are spaced 1.1M apart and the patterns on each of the walls create a moired effect as one passes around the building. the ever-changin fluttering of the patterns is so experiential that a still photograph cannot capture it. the void between the glass walls is lit so that at night, the small opulent box illuminates its surroundings. the technique of the facade creates a mesmirizing visual effect through the manipulation of texture and light.
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