Made Thought Store

Ground floor retail space at Made Thought Store showing monolithic stepped concrete plinths and monochrome material palette, by Studioshaw
Project: Made Thought Store

Project facts

Client: Made Thought
Date: Completed 2019
Location: Covent Garden, London
Size: 100 sqm

Project description

Made Thought Store was an experimental retail space in Covent Garden, London which ran for 3 months in 2019. The project was designed for the creative agency Made Thought.

The brief was to create a new type of retail environment where brand, culture and commerce intersected. On the ground floor, a series of stacked recycled concrete blocks created monolithic stepped plinths that allowed various objects to be displayed at different heights. The plinths were designed to resemble how concrete blocks are typically stacked on construction pallets when being delivered to building sites around the city. A continuous Valchromat shelf ran around the perimeter, the monochrome but richly textured material palette was designed to allow the eclectic objects to take centre stage.

In the basement the space was kept ultra-flexible to allow a diverse programme of events and brand partnerships to take place. These brand experiments crated a new and experiential way to discover their products.

Project images

Bespoke softwood timber bench and polished concrete block display plinths at Made Thought Store, Covent Garden, Studioshaw
Ground floor retail space at Made Thought Store showing monolithic stepped concrete plinths and monochrome material palette, by Studioshaw
A long plinth ran through the centre of the space, establishing a clear circulation route.
Interior view of Made Thought Store showing objects loosely arranged on concrete plinths for display or sale, Studioshaw architects
Objects were loosely arranged so that it was intentionally unclear whether they were for sale or for display.
Made Thought experimental retail store interior, Covent Garden London, recycled concrete blocks and flexible basement event space, by Studioshaw
Made Thought T-shirts, candles and notebooks were displayed alongside experimental bio-materials.
Bespoke softwood timber bench and polished concrete block display plinths at Made Thought Store, Covent Garden, Studioshaw
Bespoke benches were made from softwood timber and excess concrete block slips.
Objects displayed on stacked recycled concrete block plinths at Made Thought Store, Covent Garden, designed by Studioshaw architects
The plinths were made using a mix of rough and polished recycled concrete blocks, with the polished blocks on the top layer creating a smooth surface onto which the object were displayed.
Continuous Valchromat perimeter shelf displaying products and prints at Made Thought Store, London 2019, by Studioshaw
A continuous shelf made from Valchromat lined the perimeter of the ground floor room. This was used to display objects and large prints as well as hanging t-shirts on bespoke shelf brackets below.
Experimental retail interior of Made Thought Store, Covent Garden London 2019, with recycled concrete block plinths, designed by Studioshaw