Peter Marino

Peter Marino, FAIA, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, a 160-
person, New York–based architecture firm founded in 1978. Widely credited
with redefining modern luxury through equal emphasis on architecture
and interior design, Marino’s work includes award-winning residential,
retail, cultural, and hospitality projects worldwide.
1. Louis Vuitton New Bond Street, London
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• Total number of 43 artworks by 25 artist around the world
•   from the beginning generally LV uses brown wood
• Getting a colorful approach
• lighter, clearer, happier
• composed of several expansive, double-height rooms which are each clad
in sand-colored stone tiles.
• an attempt by Marino to bring the theatrics of the store's window displays
inside.
•  people react to impressive
volumes by wanting to spend
extended periods of time in
these spaces
• Looks like brush strokes
coming out
Louis Vuitton New Bond Street, London
A double-helix set of stairs crafted from oak wood
A totem pole by Matt Gagnon Studio that's composed of illuminated disks up
through a central void,
The cartoonish orange spiral sculpture by New York-based artist Josh
Sperling, on the stairwell wall.

Subtle pattern on wall

Monochrome material and color with orange as pop

Feature Display inside area distinguished by checked flooring
 Abstract panting matching the pieces

Thin frames
Leveling of showpieces
 2. Chanel Seoul, South Korea
• first stand-alone flagship store in Seoul
• The store covers 1,830 sqm. (19,698 sq.ft.)
• monolithic structure that has an all-black façade
composed of lava stone and black glass
• it’s all interpreted in such a way
that the look and atmosphere are
both typically Chanel and unique
to the premises.
• Minimalistic
• thin black frames
• Symmetrical
• Geometrical
 Directional light

Staircase white sides with black

Pattern light

All furniture and wall in squares in the same language

Chanel Manhattan Flagship
Similar to the one before
• The focal point of the store is a 60 foot tall
sculpture of a pearl necklace.
• designed by Jean-Michel Othoniel
•  down a central staircase
Difference in the additional gold details and hues of gold
Also textured sofas
 • Inspiration –
Graff Paris peacock
• Architecture
features – classical,
roman pillars, ethnic
cornicing, wall
detailing
• Interiors – modern,
gematrical,
detailed, clean lines
• The store is a blend
of roman arch.
Features with art
deco inspired
furniture
 • here’s an abundance of
shimmering surfaces
• gold-dusted marble flooring
• silvery velvet upholstered
furniture

• sparkling rock crystal chandelier

• mirrored walls worthy of Versailles
• glass vitrines resembling faceted
gemstones
• silhouette of the furniture look to be
inspired from art deco patterns
• The mirror frame