PINKO RETAIL SPACE

PINKO RETAIL SPACE

— The future of retail at airports

Design:  External Reference

Engineering: LAMÁQUINA

3D Printing: LAMÁQUINA

Material Technology:  PURE.TECH

This retail space rises to the challenge of expressing the brand’s identity while meeting all the demands of building within an airport.

Designed by External Reference, the store welcomes customers into an interior covered by a 3D-printed cladding system, inspired by textile weaving. The project explores how computational design explores formal complexity to enrich spatial storytelling.

The cladding rises vertically from the ground and curves toward the ceiling creating an organic envelope that invites travellers to enter. To produce this particular shape, the pieces were 3D printed on a bespoke mould that enabled this particular geometry. Given its location in an airport, the project faced strict regulations and a tight construction schedule. This project marks a significant milestone as the first 3D-printed retail environment within an airport to achieve BS1D0 fire regulation certification. Moreover, the entire space was assembled in only three days, compressing the production and completion of the project to less than 20 days.