Blu Dot Showroom
Blu Dot Lexington is in the heart of Midtown East Design District. This light and airy 14,000 sf store features two showroom levels and a rooftop terrace.
The flagship store transforms the original quirks of the exposed steel-framed building into design opportunities. Visible steel beams and girders are accented with rust paint, while a grid of decorative columns, serving as pathways for electrical service, creates a system of merchandising podiums that define display areas.
Perforated acoustic panels, set between columns, form partitions and display nooks for individual furniture pieces. Sheer curtains at the perimeter’s floor-to-ceiling windows diffuse light, offer privacy from the Lexington Avenue traffic, and provide a unified exterior identity. A graphic steel stair, inserted into a dramatic slab cut, physically and visually connects the main showrooms.
Blu Dot Lexington is in the heart of Midtown East Design District. This light and airy 14,000 sf store features two showroom levels and a rooftop terrace.
Perforated acoustic panels, set between columns, form partitions and display nooks for individual furniture pieces. Sheer curtains at the perimeter’s floor-to-ceiling windows diffuse light, offer privacy from the Lexington Avenue traffic, and provide a unified exterior identity. A graphic steel stair, inserted into a dramatic slab cut, physically and visually connects the main showrooms.
The architecture strives to craft an enticing and captivating visual hierarchy within the store—an elegant and purposeful space that seamlessly aligns with Blu Dot’s design approach.
The architecture strives to craft an enticing and captivating visual hierarchy within the store—an elegant and purposeful space that seamlessly aligns with Blu Dot’s design approach.
Within the space, a graceful arrangement of decorative columns serves as both conduits for electrical service and a framework for versatile merchandising podiums. These podiums cater to various types of displays, while the delicate perforated felt partitions elegantly outline distinct areas
Within the space, a graceful arrangement of decorative columns serves as both conduits for electrical service and a framework for versatile merchandising podiums. These podiums cater to various types of displays, while the delicate perforated felt partitions elegantly outline distinct areas
The staircase radiates a commanding visual presence, simultaneously delineating the first-floor exhibition rooms and bridging the connection between the first and second floors
The staircase radiates a commanding visual presence, simultaneously delineating the first-floor exhibition rooms and bridging the connection between the first and second floors
Miriam Peterson
Nathan Rich
Emily Kirwan
Alek Tomich
Martin Carrillo Bueno
Livia Calari
Announcing the honorable mentions of AN’s 2023 Best of Design Awards
