| 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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Zara Store,
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