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Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store

Typology

Commercial | Store

Status

Under Construction

Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store

Interiors

Naturally Inspired, Modular Innovation

Reconfigurable boulders future proof the fit-out and eliminate waste as the collection evolves.

This single-room watch store transforms into a sculpted landscape of lacquered MDF “boulders,” inspired by the elemental character of natural rock formations and the surreal juxtaposition often seen in watch campaigns—hyper-engineered timepieces set against untamed nature. Referencing icons like the Utah monolith, the space contrasts raw mass with meticulous precision.

 

Each “boulder” is a modular display unit—identical in shape, but rotatable and reconfigurable. Designed for efficiency, it’s a single form used in repetition, with removable top and bottom panels for power access. Each module is designed to appear metamorphic, subtly shifting as you walk around it. Aggregated in various compositions, these modules adapt fluidly to an expanding inventory of Audemars Piguet, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, and Patek Philippe watches.

 

The design language is cohesive and immersive: custom-cut velvet pedestals mimic the boulder geometry at a smaller scale, while a CNC-cut boiserie wall nods to traditional guilloché patterns. A similar form frames the window, creating a theatrical display. Even the desk perches on one of the boulders, anchoring the store’s identity.

 

Above, custom safety glass vitrines with integrated lighting provide ideal viewing angles—highlighting the interplay between elemental ruggedness and the intricate craft of horology, all within a compact, materially efficient footprint.

Expertise

Interior Design, Custom Millwork, Lighting, FFE

Team

Alessandro Preda, Nicola Brasetti
Amedeo Faglia

Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store

Inspiration

Primitive Tectonic

Our fascination with boulders derives from their abstract nature, scale ambiguity, and infinite sculptural variety. Boulders, with their creases, folds, and steps, invite interaction. One can climb onto a boulder to seek a better vantage point, hide behind one to seek protection. What space-making would emerge from these tectonic formations if they were inhabitable?

This theme centers on the perception of a monolith seamlessly “inserted” into an existing fabric. It stems from a desire to achieve maximum impact with minimal means—crafting architecture from simple, humble materials like sheetrock.

More than Primitive Tectonic

Metamorphic Tales

Shifting geometries unfold like a story, or a sculpture, changing with the viewer’s movement—each perspective adds new information. Metamorphic geometries thus resist a fixed, singular identity, revealing new readings with each shift in perspective.

 

More than Metamorphic Tales

Engineered Dissonance

At its core, architecture is an intervention—a way of reshaping the natural world to create shelter, structure, or meaning. While it often seeks to fit gently into its surroundings, sometimes a form does the opposite. Pure and abstract, it doesn’t grow from the land but breaks into it. Placed deliberately in untamed terrain, it creates a tension between geometry and geology. The landscape stays wild, the object remains indifferent—and in that gap, something unexpected happens: a quiet friction, a moment of clarity, a sense of awe.

Sculpture above: Sky Mirror by Anish Kapoor

More than Engineered Dissonance

Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store

Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store

For this luxury watch store design we created an immersive “metamorphic landscape” using custom, reconfigurable display “boulders” that contrast raw natural forms with the precision of horology. This innovative and modular retail design future-proofs the boutique, allowing the layout to evolve with the collection while providing a unique, high-end customer experience.

Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store
Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store
Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store
Boulder module geometry
Metamorphic Landscape Watch Store
A single sculptural module is rotated onto its various faces, revealing distinct shapes and perspectives from every angle.
Aggregation of modules to create landscapes.
Interior Perspective Sketch
Interior Perspective Sketch
Sketch of display window outside the watch store

Floor Plan

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