{"id":385108,"date":"2025-11-17T11:39:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/385108\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:39:16","slug":"studio-edwards-creates-mobile-architecture-for-retail-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/385108\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Edwards creates “mobile architecture” for retail spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melbourne-based Studio Edwards<\/a> has collaborated with local fashion brand LOWF to create Shift Space \u2013 a relocatable modular retail system.<\/p>\n

Designed for disassembly and reuse, the Shift Space system was designed so it can be configured to suit a variety of settings, from compact laneway shops to gallery-scale interiors.<\/p>\n

\"MinimalistShift Space is a relocatable modular retail system<\/p>\n

Comprising clothing rails, displays and seating, each component is designed for longevity and flexibility, enabling it to be reassembled across multiple iterations with minimal waste.<\/p>\n

The system combines salvaged Oregon timber, industrial-grade wool<\/a> felt and galvanised steel<\/a> stud frames, connected with reversible fixings that allow the entire assembly to be packed flat, transported and reconfigured without permanent joints.<\/p>\n

\"ShiftIt comprises clothing rails, displays and seating<\/p>\n

A system balancing compression and restraint, the strap-tensioning mechanism squeezes the timber inserts within the steel framework, supporting the tubular metal rails. Alternatively, rolled felt panels can be wrapped around the rails and strapped into place.<\/p>\n

“We were interested in how retail could become lighter, more adaptive and less wasteful”, said Studio Edwards founder Ben Edwards.<\/p>\n

“The idea was to build something that can move, evolve and be re-used a framework for continual transformation. A prototype for mobile architecture”<\/p>\n

\"MinimalistThe system uses a strap-tensioning mechanism that can be alternatively applied<\/p>\n

For Edwards, the prototype points to a wider shift in retail architecture, which he describes as “often about concealing structure and covering the mechanics to achieve smoothness”.<\/p>\n

Instead, he aimed to embrace impermanence and raw construction as an aesthetic and sustainable choice, which he believes is a response to the changing nature of retail.<\/p>\n

“Retail has become increasingly transient,” Edwards explained.<\/p>\n

“Spaces now operate more like stages, open for months rather than years, yet their construction methods haven’t evolved. It speaks to a broader shift towards lighter, reusable systems in architecture.”<\/p>\n

\"MinimalistShift Space can be configured to suit a variety of settings<\/p>\n

Studio Edwards is one of a number of practices rethinking architectural typologies for retail spaces<\/a>, while embracing circular principles and temporary use.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Sn\u00f8hetta revealed 113 Spring<\/a>, an experiential retail space in New York conceived as a community hub and a model for sustainable design<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"MinimalistThe system’s flexibility and impermanence reflects the changing nature of retail and aims to reconsider lighter, reusable systems in retail architecture<\/p>\n

Other projects by the studio include a Melbourne workspace designed for disassembly<\/a>, built using recycled and off-the-shelf materials that can be reused in the future.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Jack Carlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melbourne-based Studio Edwards has collaborated with local fashion brand LOWF to create Shift Space \u2013 a relocatable modular…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":385109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[648,1032,4740,1033,171,19356,18929,6270,92915,94466,184009,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-385108","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-interiors","14":"tag-melbourne","15":"tag-retail","16":"tag-sectionall","17":"tag-sectioninteriors","18":"tag-studio-edwards","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115564850429476970","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}