Perfumeria Carner Barcelona
Barcelona
2020
Intension design – Retail
Awaken the hidden beauty
In the center of the city, on the commercial axis of Passeig de Gracia, the new corporate headquarters of Carner Barcelona are designed. A local brand known for its exquisite, intense and innovative perfumes in Barcelona.
The headquarters are located in a building that preserves its original and typical construction elements of Catalan architecture. The sobriety and authenticity of the designed spaces allow the values and philosophy of the brand to emerge. The design is contextualized in the Mediterranean and local crafts. Likewise, the resulting homogeneous white color makes the product stand out. The strategies are focus on the search of a timeless project that links tradition with cosmopolitan contemporaneity, aligning with the identity of the company.
All the factory walls and solid brick roof vaults are whitewashed, stripping off any previous cladding. They remain visible, with their patinas, marks, and wounds that allow a historical reading. A unique finishing material in the enclosure is combined with flooring, doors and furniture made of pine wood and white steel for carpentry.
However, personalized spaces are designed with a unique atmosphere, highlighting the essential values of a brand committed to authenticity. These spaces allow the introduction of the experience of the product itself and the brand. It is an architectural design that enables intense and emotional sensorial experiences, such as opening a wooden cover of an elegant bottle of exquisite perfume.
Work of the year 2022 – Archidaily. Selected project
Premios Fad 2021. Selected project
DNA Paris 2021. Winner (Interior Design – retails)
Red Dot Award 2021. Winner (Product Design)
LIT Lightning Design Awards 2020. Winner (Interior Design)
IDA Awards 2021. Winner – Bronze Prize (Architecture – retails)
Architecture Masterprize 2021 – Winner & Best of Best special distinction (Retail)
Architizer Awards 2020. Finalist (Retail)
Archello Best Project 2020
Publications
ON Diseño 411. May 2022
Architektur Fachmagazine n. 06. October 2021
NAN Arquitectura y construcción n. 165. June 2021
Diseño Interior n. 340. June 2021
Aspire Magazine. Design & Home. New York. December 2020
Riba Journal. PiP. Royal Institute of British Architects. December 2020
Online
Architectural Heritagen Intervention. March 2022
Archdaily. March 2021
Built Environment Channel. April 2021
Archisearch. June 2021
Design Aspire Home. December 2020
Arkitecture on web. December 2020
Diariodesign. September 2020
Divisare. September 2020
Design Wanted. August 2020
The AD – Architecture Design. August 2020
Axis Magazine. August 2020
AIT XIA. Germany. August 2020
World Architecture. July 2020
Azure. July 2020
Afasia Archzine. July 2020
Superfuture. April 2020