Some merchant spaces install glass panels to provide a look into prep areas.
This design pattern provides the opportunity to build trust with potential customers by providing a glimpse into how products are assembled and made.
Design Pattern: Merchant Space Hierarchy
The hierarchy of merchant spaces provides the opportunity to create activated areas.
This design pattern can take multiple forms – ranging from experiential retail popups to small vendors situated around a public space. It is important to maintain pedestrian scale and maintain accessibility to those looking to start a small or micro business.
Design Pattern: Merchant Space Extension into Walkways
Often times, merchants extend storefronts into the street. This entices pedestrians to walk into the store.
This design pattern follows the theme of the integration between merchant space and public space. Often times, the furthest possible extension is marked on the walkway material.
Design Pattern: Merchant Space and Product Gradients
Gradients of space also merges with gradients of retail products.
In some instances, design patterns emerge from the relationship between products available for sale and the merchant space. This design pattern focuses on the category of products for example, a clothing merchant has fixtures that correspond to clothes, grocery stores have fixtures that correspond to groceries.
Design Pattern: Merchant Seating Areas Oriented Toward Walkways
Merchant spaces include seating areas that are oriented towards pedestrians walkways.
This design pattern follows the theme of merchants applying design strategies to increase foot traffic to the establishment. The range includes formal merchant spaces to informal to go spaces