Glass Ripples Brookline Store

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Hongkong | Boston

Commercial Storefront Tenant Space Fitout
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Ongoing. Completion 2026 (est.)

Glass Ripples is a designer lifestyle store specializing in glass and ceramic goods. Through its distinctive retail approach and long-term collaborations with independent designers, the brand has established a recognizable design community in Boston. The owner commissioned us to design its new location in Brookline. Located along Harvard Street within one of the area’s main commercial districts and a historic neighborhood, the project occupies approximately 920 sq ft (85 sq m). The front of the space is dedicated to retail, while an interactive glass-making workshop is positioned at the rear. The design reinterprets conventional product display as a more exhibition-like retail experience. A kitchen-like setting forms the main display environment, introducing familiar domestic elements such as countertops, sinks and tiles, with glassware and other products integrated throughout. Rather than encountering the objects on isolated display shelves, visitors can use these everyday elements as points of reference, experiencing the products within spatial relationships closer to those of a domestic setting and gaining a more immediate sense of their scale, color and material qualities.

Glass Ripples 是一家专注于玻璃与陶瓷制品的设计师生活方式商店。凭借独特的零售定位以及与独立设计师的长期合作，品牌在波士顿已建立起具有辨识度的设计社群。业主委托我们设计位于布鲁克莱恩的新门店。项目位于哈佛街的核心商业街区，地处当地历史街区之中。项目面积约920平方英尺（85平方米），空间前部作为零售区域，后部则设置用于玻璃制作的互动工作坊。设计将传统的商品陈列转化为一种更接近展览的零售体验。主要空间以“厨房”作为展示场景，将台面、水槽、瓷砖等熟悉的居家元素引入店铺，并将玻璃制品及其他售卖商品穿插其中。顾客不再只是面对独立的展示货架，而是可以借助这些具有明确尺度与使用方式的日常元素作为参照，在接近真实生活的空间关系中浏览和体验商品，更直观地感受其尺度、色彩与材质。