Architect |
Elsa Urquijo |
Date Built |
2015 |
Location |
Oxford
Street |
Description |
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This rather
spectacular shop building on Oxford Street,
near Tottenham Court Road Tube Station, is
the new home of Zara. The wave form
glass façade was described in "retail-week"
as resembling, "...a steep-sided
glazed ziggurat" adding
that, "...It also has the ability to
let in large amounts of natural
daylight, as well as being a highly
effective vehicle for the many
mannequins that are posed at ground
level along the length of its two-sided
external perimeter. Inside the
view is as hi-tech and minimalist as the
promise of the exterior leads shoppers
to expect."![]() Naria Veiga of the
architectural team is quoted as saying
that, "...The site (inside) was
totally empty with just the bare
concrete pillars. It’s really a
brutalist piece of architecture.”
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