envelope A+D: hayes valley clothing store for aether, san francisco

‘hayes valley clothing store for aether’ by envelope A+D, california, united statesimage © aether

outdoor clothing company aether apparel has just opened their new ‘hayes valley store’ hosted by the proxy project in san francisco, california. designed by local practice envelope A+D in collaboration with chris french metal, the project consists of three standard – 8-foot by 9.6-foot by 40-foot – shipping containers stacked on top of one another and offset slightly. the cantilevering section is cut out and encased in glass to create a striking element hovering above the main entrance. reclaimed oak floors break up the otherwise industrial metal character of the materials, complete with a conveyor beltthat penetrates all three floors constantly rotating perched articles of clothing throughout all the spaces.

construction processvideo © aether

street-side entranceimage © aether

backsideimage © aether

side entrance from parking lotimage © aether

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connections of the three containersimage © aether

cantilevering glass area over main entranceimage © aether

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entryimage © aether

interior, double-height space on the first two floorsimage © aether

side entranceimage © aether

hanging shelving system adds to the style of the interiorimage © aether

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cantilevering area looking out over the bottom floorimage © aether

lounge areaimage © aether

clothing conveyor beltimage © aether

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