Retail takes many guises today, but in physical retail spaces impact and experience are critical. We award a space with mastery over retail’s shifting ground.

The qualities and characteristics under consideration for The Retail Space award include a demonstrated advancement in architectural and/or design practice with regard to the originality and quality of the design; the functionality and/or performance of the design; best practice sustainability principles; innovation through thinking, practice, process and solution.

The project will represent progressive methods of design with consideration given to elements including form, space, and experiential qualities. The design will be distinctive and imaginative in its concept and aesthetic. Importantly, there must be a demonstration of how this project responds to its brief, locality, site and shifting consumer demands.

Photography: Nayan Soni